can anyone id this worm

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  1. dnsmitty

    dnsmitty Plankton

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    tank is 8 weeks old and as I usually do I was checking for new lifeforms and I caught this guy continuasly coming out .I could tell if he was eating the pods that are everywhere or picking at the sand.





    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ot0RNmHQBU heres direct link to you tube I could not embed it properly
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    I have fixed the youtube video.

    The worm is moving very fast but I am inclined to think peanut worm. Perhaps the link below will help with the ID.

    Worm Hitch Hikers

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  4. dnsmitty

    dnsmitty Plankton

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    thanks ....ive been a creeper here for awhile but had a find I wanted to post : )
     
  5. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    Wow, that's a wild looking worm!

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  6. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    That thing was really movin. Looks like it could be a peanut worm but I've never seen them pop out so quick.
     
  7. kevnkev

    kevnkev Plankton

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    Looks like a glycerid worm. Peanut worms feed on detritus, so they don't need to be fast, but glycerids are hunters. Pods and other worms are prime food for them - I can't promise anything about safe for fish or corals, but I think it's only little things that need to be worried. When it sticks its proboscis out next time, check for 4 teeth arranged around the tip - this is pretty characteristic of the glycerids.