caught a worm!

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

so i came home to see a little worm swimming around in my tank. I thought it would go hide right away but when it didn't i caught it in a net and put it in a bucket. It looks like it has a tube like mouth, pale green color with pinkish at both ends, black dot near rear and head, it swims in a circular motion and looks like it has two side fins. I drew a picture in paint since i couldn't get a clean shot and i took a video to see its swimming pattern

YouTube - MVI_1087.AVI
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had anyone seen anything like this before?

 

[thincat]

Wow, that little guy swims pretty fast, even if it's in a circle,

 

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

okay i got a good picture! but i have to post it later cause i don't have time now. The side fins are actually little spikes that go along his whole body...do bristle worms start off as anything like this?

 

[thincat]

check here:Marine Zooplankton Groups

 

[HN1]

Looks like it could be a Candiru larvae. Don't pee in the tank!

 

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

haha i sure hope not...and i dont think i see it in that link but thanks. Heres the pic
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[thincat]

Be sure not to just throw that thing away. Freeze it first,....Wow!

 

[Jason7894561230]

Keep it!!!! lol but not in the big tank in a small one one haha lol

 

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

found another worm in the tank...this one was in the sand bed and making its way under the rock. I hope they arent bad! Also my suntail goby died and was eating so i hope it wasnt the worms

 

[mr_X]

that worm pictured above is harmless. it's a detritus eater.

 

[BonnieC]

What's it called Doug? Im curious too.

 

[mr_X]

sorry, this worm is from the family "dorvilleidae". an algae eater, not a detritus eater as i mentioned earlier, but still, harmless.
here- bookmark this:
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html

 

[0o.Kelsey.o0]

okay good i will let them be! thanks