orange worms

[chumi]

after some time of abandonment in my acuarium i started to see lots of orange worms, they are green in body, many sizes, from 1/4 inch to an inch, with arms bright orange that reach everything next to them, i'd like to know if they are a good thing or kind of pest, so i can remove them, i thing they're stressing what's left of my corals, please help

jesus miguel

venezuela

 

[Anonymous]

I honestly have no idea what those may be. Here is a link to the hitchhiker database identification page here at reefs.org, which has many pictures of creatures.

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/

Maybe that will help, hopefully someone else will answer.

 

[Anonymous]

It's possible you're describing Timarete spp., small burrowing worms that feed on detritus. Without a picture it's pure speculation.

mario

 

[WRASSER]

DO they look like a centipede?

 

[romunov]

They are probably polychaete worms - most are benificial detritus feeders.