Fishing at dawn, young Eunice

sim

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Mar 28, 2026
Messages
43
Reaction score
46
Location
italy
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I saw it last night and set the trap. It didn't look like a worm to me, and in any case, the tank has too many mouths to feed while we wait for September...
20260602_083359.jpg
20260602_083419.jpg
 

ISpeakForTheSeas

7500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Nov 22, 2021
Messages
9,362
Reaction score
10,745
Location
United States
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Definitely a polychaete (bristleworm), but not a Eunice worm.

OP, is that first pic the head of the worm? If so, it would likely be a fireworm (assuming that's a caruncle visible in the pic - for telling if it's a caruncle, see below).
For a relatively easy way to tell if they're fireworms when you have them trapped like this - look for a caruncle (a little sensory organ on their head):
Yeah, I would guess that's a fire worm - it seems to have a caruncle, so that would be a fireworm; but I can't tell for sure from the pic. To verify if it has one, see the link below:
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHAT AMOUNT OF LIVE ROCK AND SAND SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR OPTIMAL BIODIVERSITY/FILTRATION?

  • 100% live rock + bagged sand

    Votes: 35 26.9%
  • 100% dry rock + 100% live sand

    Votes: 45 34.6%
  • 50/50 live/dry rock, 50/50 live/bagged sand

    Votes: 29 22.3%
  • 75% live rock, 25% live sand

    Votes: 11 8.5%
  • 25% live rock, 75% live sand

    Votes: 10 7.7%
Back
Top