Type of worm?

So I seen this worm that kind of looked kind of like a centipede. I have a book on Marine invertebrates and was thumbing thru and found it to look like a Bristleworm ( Coral-eating fire worm or bearded fireworm) any thoughts? Maybe concerns?
The first pic is from my book and the second is of the worm on my rock. My tank is only a week old btw.

 

There are not really good. and can be destructive if they get time to multiply in your tank. I would use a long pair of tweezers to get as many out as you can so you are not taking out a thousand later. Make sure you dont get stung though because they are poisinous.

Good Luck

 

More than likely, what you are seeing, are common bristle worms. They will poke you if you bump into them, but they are not poisonous. A little vinegar dip will get the bristles out. Don't worry about them as every tank has them.

 

If I vinegar dip my rock will I be able to put right back in tank or will I have to wait? Will the dip harm my rock as far as the cycling of the tank?

 

I wouldn't worry about it, I have a TON of them in my tank and they don't bother anything, they're actually beneficial members of your CUC, they eat anything that dies and excess food, just try not to touch them. If you can get a better pic, that would help, fireworms I would get rid of, bristleworms I'd just leave them in. IMO

 

Renee was referring to the vinegar dip as a way to get the bristles out of your own hide if you ever get "stung". Just soak the affected area in vinegar for a few minutes.

Altho I'd leave them be, if you simply want to remove whatever BW's are in your LR, give the LR a hypersalinity (SG = 1.040+) for about 10 mins...you'll see lots of critters bail out of the rock. Then, you can collect whatever critters you want to keep from the bottom of the bucket and toss the rest.

 

Thanks! As I am new to this how do I do the hyper salinity dip?

 

Please do not try to kill the bristle worm - they are a good part of the clean up crew. Especially when first adding fish with any excess feeding. They are a free cuc why slow down the growth of bacteria and other good stuff by dipping into vinegar. IMO

 

Mix up a bucket of SW @ SG = 1.040

Dip each piece of LR into the bucket for about 10 mins (you can add multiple pieces of LR if the bucket is large enuff).

Remove the LR and place it back into your DT.

Inspect the various critters in the bottom of the bucket, and add any "keepers" back into the DT.

This technique works for most critters found in your LR, and it won't trash the bacteria on the LR too badly, if at all.

 

That's a very good tip, I never thought about dipping anything in higher SG water. +1!