Need Identification - Creepy looking stuff

[SuperWade2]

Was doing some night time (no lights) viewing of a newly cleaned tank and saw this... After a few mins, it appears the "tentacles" choked the white tube worm looking thing, what appeared like "smoke" came off of it and it started to droop. needed to go take care of non-sleeping kids, so didn't really go back down to look to see what was going on now.

 

[ccCapt]

Looks like a peanut worm and a couple bristle worms.

 

[austinsdad]

Harmless stuff too.

 

[Jaybird]

The smaller 'hairy' ones are bristleworms. I would trust those above on the peanut worm ID.

Watch those bristleworms....they are fast.

 

[melosu58]

This link has them both.

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[factorboa]

nice bristle worms i have never found a critter i seen on any critter sites a purple worm with a white colar half way up it have u melosu58?

 

[melosu58]

Are you talking about the one in the pic?

 

[CaptainAhab]

Could be a cactus worm too. Hard to tell without seeing the head portion.

 

[factorboa]

i havent got a pic of it, but i saw a purple worm going along the sand about 2 weeks ago, couldnt get pic of it cos wen i went 2 get camera it was gone. have u ever heard of a purple worm with a white collar 3/4 up his body? cant find nething about him on any sites.

 

[lmetcalf]

The bristleworms are good for your tank, although they look a little creepy. They're garbage eaters. ....Just don't touch them. They're like the porcupine of the fish world.