Found these guys under a rock!

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  1. nightster

    nightster Pajama Cardinal

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    Well I took the last piece of rock out of the 55g I was breaking down and found these guys underneath it.
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    nightster, Dec 8, 2012
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Those are large healthy bristle worms/ sometimes called fire worms and will do not harm.

    Snake????
     
    Corailline, Dec 8, 2012
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  3. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Looks like nightcrawlers,lol,those are some bigguns.
     
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  4. nightster

    nightster Pajama Cardinal

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    Lol mini python. They caught me by surprise glad I didn't touch them. I got 2 smaller ones in my fuge of the new tank.
     
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  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yeah they looks like a different animal out of the water. LOL
     
    Corailline, Dec 8, 2012
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  6. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Those are big ones...I don't know if I would trust them.
     
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  7. hnnhflns

    hnnhflns Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    They are bristle worms. They are actually pretty great to have in a tank. They are detritus feeders and they will also crawl around in the sand and it keeps the sand health. We have a ton in our tank and they leave all the other creatures alone. Just try not to rub your fingers against them because sometimes they can irritate your skin with their bristles. But if that happens juts use tape and pull the bristles out.
     
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  8. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I thought the same thing
     
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  9. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    They may be harmless but if it's something I wouldn't want to pick up with my hands, I wouldn't want them in my tank. I'm a pretty manly fella but I can be a big sissy lala with things like this.
     
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  10. cjsdubia

    cjsdubia Astrea Snail

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    they can and will p r i c k you ive had it happen before hand was swollen for days
     
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