Is this a bristle worm?

[Jtbarber]

I was feeding my corals some shrimp and I noticed these two worms extend out of my live rock. One seem interested in a shrimp that had fallen near him and then they both retracted back into the rock.

 

Is this a bristle shrimp?

Are they ok to have in my tank?

I have searched online have gotten mixed reviews.

[jamescstein]

Yeah looks like a bristle worm. The big question is how do you feed?

 

Are you a habitual over feeder or an under feeder. They can be your friend and a good addition to your cleanup crew if you tend to feed heavy. But they can bother corals and inverts if you under feed. Just like hermits and peppermint/cleaner shrimp.

[Jtbarber]

Yeah looks like a bristle worm. The big question is how do you feed?

 

Are you a habitual over feeder or an under feeder. They can be your friend and a good addition to your cleanup crew if you tend to feed heavy. But they can bother corals and inverts if you under feed. Just like hermits and peppermint/cleaner shrimp.

I feed my clowns pellets once every 2 days and my corals mysis shrimp once a week at most.

The tank is 5 gallons is about 4 months old. I'm thinking I might need to get them out of there.

 

My corals consist of a hammer, a hitchhiker ricordia, and a Zoa frag I got today. I just don't want them munching on my corals.

[amphipod]

After 4 months and no problems you are fine, they would have acted within the first few weeks of starvation against your corals. Its obvious they are getting enough food