Found this in my tank - ID please

[originalozzyo]

Getting ready to move my tank, found this in the rockwork surrounded by a whole bunch of
empty shells. Anyone know what it is before I flush it?
Approx 3-4" long. Some kind of bristle worm?

[asylumdown]

that's no bristle worm. Looks predatory to me. Can you get a better picture of its mouth parts? Some species of 'bobbit' worm have spines like that

[Proteus]

That gives me the creeps

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by Proteus

That gives me the creeps

+1 lol

[canadianbudz604]

Originally Posted by Proteus

That gives me the creeps

Damn that thing is frickin nasty

[dudley moray]

Yeah I'd just flush that thing

[originalozzyo]

Well whatever it is it's long gone now haha. I told the wife and my mother to come see what I found. They both screamed and went back upstairs. Wife wouldn't come near till it was gone lol

[Chase31]

Originally Posted by Proteus

That gives me the creeps

+2

[Dearth]

I've searched online several sites and can't get a positive ID but it is not a worm that is good for your tank I would definitely look for more in your tank

[originalozzyo]

I looked up this bobbit worm. Looks very similar, the carapace shell on the body had that same kind of metallic hue in reflective light and the head looks almost like the one I just watched in a video. The rock in question and a few others are going to sit outside to dry out completely for the next few days while I move the tank. All the rock I'm keeping as seeding live rock isn't able to house something like this