Please dont say the dreaded "E" word.
 

Sooo, started cleaning my glass tonight and came across this....well lets say interesting little worm. Its about 2" long and seems to be red at the back and sort of a purple on the front. I notice 4 antenna off its head and these little black scissor pinchers under the front ( you can make out in one pic ) Anyone have an ID?? Its not the only little one out there, I saw another one run when I flashed my halide up for a few mins. Again sorry for the dirty glass I was cleaning it but didnt want to knock this guy off before getting a pic. I hope its not that dreaded "E" word. Ive had enough trouble with pests in this rock already. Thanks for looking!

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Kinda looks like a bristle worm that I just took out of my tank.

yep, just looks like a regular bristleworm. Of course, if that was an "E"-word worm at that small size as a juvenile I'm not sure how you'd differentitate it from a regular bristleworm.

get that thing out of there. i dont think its a regular brustleworm, they don't have the whiskery things up front. not a eunicid but who knows and why take the risk, imo.

No It doesn't look like bristle worm, the way his mouth look, it may be capable to suck out zoa's and staff like that.

Have a look on here.
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

thank for that link! awesome info

THank you for that awesome link! I think its a nereids or a large dorvilleidae. Both nothing to worry about but i will keep watching them. Thanks again!

Even if it is eunicid, I still would not be concerned. There are many and they don't all become giants.