ID on green looking worm.... - Aquarium Advice

thepieces444 · 03-13-2007, 07:00 PM

i found a green worm looking creature in my tank. it is about 1.5 cm and has legs all around its body with black eyes.

**lando** · 03-13-2007, 07:14 PM

A pic would help. the "legs" could be bristles, in which case its a bristle worm. Most are harles and beneficial in a tank. Some species can cause problems however.

thepieces444 · 03-13-2007, 10:14 PM

when i searched, every post that came up showed a brown one that was described as a bristleworm, can they come in different colors?

**Ziggy953** · 03-13-2007, 10:17 PM

I have a lot of bristleworms in my tanks and they aren't all the same color...though I haven't seen any green ones.

**lando** · 03-15-2007, 10:12 PM

they can range from brown to red to greenish.

03-13-2007, 07:00 PM	#1
thepieces444 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 14	ID on green looking worm.... i found a green worm looking creature in my tank. it is about 1.5 cm and has legs all around its body with black eyes. __________________ 29-gallon -Eheim Ecco 2232 -Heavily Planted -1 Koi Angel, 4 Lamp-eye Tetras 55-gallon -Eheim 2217 -African Cichlid -2 Red Zebra, 1 Johanni, 1 Male and 1 Female Kenyi (and babies), 3 Yellow Labs, 1 Red Top Kimpuma, 1 Maylandia greshakei, 2 White Socolofi, 1 Frontosa

03-13-2007, 07:14 PM	#2
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,631 Images: 46	A pic would help. the "legs" could be bristles, in which case its a bristle worm. Most are harles and beneficial in a tank. Some species can cause problems however. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

03-13-2007, 10:14 PM	#3
thepieces444 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin TX Posts: 14	when i searched, every post that came up showed a brown one that was described as a bristleworm, can they come in different colors? __________________ 29-gallon -Eheim Ecco 2232 -Heavily Planted -1 Koi Angel, 4 Lamp-eye Tetras 55-gallon -Eheim 2217 -African Cichlid -2 Red Zebra, 1 Johanni, 1 Male and 1 Female Kenyi (and babies), 3 Yellow Labs, 1 Red Top Kimpuma, 1 Maylandia greshakei, 2 White Socolofi, 1 Frontosa

03-15-2007, 10:12 PM	#5
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,631 Images: 46	they can range from brown to red to greenish. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

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03-13-2007, 10:17 PM	#4
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 3,403 Images: 5	I have a lot of bristleworms in my tanks and they aren't all the same color...though I haven't seen any green ones.

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