epibone Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I bought some LR at the LFS that had a white feather polyp on the rock. When i brought it home and placed it in my tank, a long sea millipede came out of a hole, there were also little baby sea millipedes. I was wondering if they were poisonous, i recall that millipedes were very poisonous. Does anyone know anything?? Link to comment
Shoreliner11 Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Sounds like a bristle worm to me. Does it have bristles coming off the sides the full length of his body? If so, don't be worried about them. They are great at cleaning up detritus, and the occasional dead/dying fish;) . If you touch them the little bristles can get stuck in your hand much like fiberglass...iches and irritates but thats about it. Link to comment
epibone Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 Ya they have bristles coming off the sides. What is detritus? Link to comment
572379 Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Junk in the bottom of your tank Link to comment
uglybuckling Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Bristle worms, once they get big, are considered a real pest. Some companies even make little traps so you can get them out of your tank. When they're little, shoreliner is right...they're ok. Still, you'll probably want to get them out at some point. --Bucky Link to comment
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