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ReefSafeSolutions

I happened to see this guy cruising around on my sand the other day. I managed to catch it and bag it so I could get a picture and keep it away from the tank, should it end up being a bad worm.

 

It's about an inch long, you can see it in the bottom left corner of the bag here:

 

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Any idea what it could be, and if it's safe?

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ReefSafeSolutions

That's typically my approach...it looked like it was eating algae or something off the sand so I wanted to be sure anyways. Not to mention it would just be cool to get an ID on this sucker!

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LadyBryozoa

Hard to tell, but it could be a ribbon/proboscis worm (Phylum Nemertea). In the first picture it does look like it has an extended proboscis. They move kind of like flatworms, but are long, skinny, and have a proboscis which they use to feed.

 

Most are predators so to be safe I would recommend removing it.

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