Picked up some frags, and got lots of hitchhikers...What are these?

[pollywog]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Bristle worms won't hurt anything. Scavengers. Eat waste food move detritus.

Leave them.

Originally Posted by Chowder

No need to get rid of it. They are beneficial to your tank. Just don't pick it up with your bare hands. Myself I don't have a reaction to them but many do.

I'm not sure why I thought they were so bad, but I'll leave them now. Thanks for the help guys.

[subman]

Originally Posted by pollywog

I'm not sure why I thought they were so bad, but I'll leave them now. Thanks for the help guys.

Because they look like they are bad lol. People used to kill them thinking they were bad but in the end anything that eats waste is good ""

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by subman

Because they look like they are bad lol. People used to kill them thinking they were bad but in the end anything that eats waste is good ""

Yup.

If you over feed your tank you will have lots. LOTS.

But Almost everyone is going to have a few.

[Myka]

That starfish is no Asterina. I'm not sure what starfish that is, but I wouldn't trust it since most starfish are either not reef-safe or not sandbed safe.

So...if these things are all alive I'm assuming you did not quarantine or dip the corals before placing them into your tank? If that's the case, I would strongly suggest that if you aren't going to quarantine the corals that you at least start using a good coral dip to "wash" the corals of any hitchhikers that might be catching a ride. There are many hitchhikers that would cause a lot of grief. I really like CoralRx as a dip, and am not a fan or the iodine-based dips.

[Aquaria]

Unless u know ur coral is coming from a pest free tank I highly recommend coralfx as well its great stuff. Saved me from adding flatworms montipora nudibrachs etc.