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  1. 17th Mar 2012, 21:10 #1
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    Question Can someone identify this worm??

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    Guys,
    this is the second time i scoop this out of my shrimp tank.
    anyone knows what kind of worm this is???
    about 5-6 cm long with tiny 'legs' on both sides.....
    harmful to my shrimps or shrimplets??
    Thanks



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  2. 17th Mar 2012, 21:17 #2
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    Looks like freshwater bristleworm to me. Better to net out.

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    Re: Can someone identify this worm??

    Nice food for the fishes.
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    Re: Can someone identify this worm??

    It will eat your shrimps. Take out to feed fishes.
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  5. 25th Mar 2012, 00:28 #5
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    Re: Can someone identify this worm??

    Its a bristleworm....
    Harmful for shrimp....
    Remove them....
    They mostly come from plants you purchase
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