Some sort of Worm? HELP?

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What is this?
i just started my own 75 gallon tank, added a few peices of live rock (fiji) yesterday after noon. i came home today after doing a few things and i see this thing swimming around in the tank...Kinda like a snake in water... what is it? is it good? is it a paracite? please help...

i attached an image that will hopefuly help you help me... THANKS

on and the thing is semi transparent, you can see a Red to black "tube" that goes from the front to back... thansk :thud: :sad

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Sorry, can't really tell much from the picture. There are a number of worms that are in healthy marine tanks. Most are detrivores, cleaning up the tank and a re good thing to have. Very few parasites exist away from their host, so it's unlikely to be a parasite. I'd suspect that this is a small bristle worm--not a bad thing at all. They are covered in spiny bristles, so you should take care in handling them since some people react to the bristles and they can cause a rash. But, removing them is a) a losing proposition--they reproduce in our tanks and are very good at hiding b) they serve as a food source for some fish/crustaceans and c) most anything that cleans is welcome in my tanks. They can get out of control--this indicates too much food in the tank, so it's controllable. You'll also see some humdingers--I have one in my reef that is about 8-10 inches long, thicker than my pinky. Never bugs anything, just noses around and eats leftovers.
 
i just let him go... so hopefuly he is a good thing...
dose this mean i have good or bad live rock if he came from it?
 
i hope it's good, i dont wanna start my first tank off with bad start... *corsses finger*
 
Look at your tank a couple of hrs. after lights out. Use a red lens flashlight. If you think that worm is scary just wait till you see what else lives in there. I love looking at my tank at night. 1 of the benefits of lr.
 
really? would a blue tinted light work (say a night time light for a reptile)?
thanks
 
Red Light is often used the most because not many animals can detect the red spectrum, so it looks like it is pitch black when you shine a red light (you an also use red tissure paper over an exhisting flashlight as well). The illuminescent lights tend to work as well, but are much more expensive.
 
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