Huge bristle worms

[crappie]

I’m sure most have seen these but I was pretty impressed at the size of mine in a 40 breeder tank and thought I would post a few pictures.

“Back story”
I upgraded to a 75 from the 40 today and didn’t realize how many and how huge these worms have grown. I bought all dry rock and a few pieces of coral frags over the last 3-4 years so all the worms had to be tiny at the time. Some are a foot long and that’s not an exaggeration. I also noticed the large ones would poke their ends out and excrete a huge cloud of white stuff. If anyone has an idea of what the cloudy stuff is let me know.

Anyways enjoy!

 

[KrisReef]

@BristleWormHater

Nice documentary photography!

 

[crappie]

@BristleWormHater

Nice documentary photography!

Thanks! Interesting name, is there a story behind it?

 

[KrisReef]

Thanks! Interesting name I’m guessing there’s a story behind it?

I will allow @BristleWormHater to explain that, but I wanted them to see your pictures and make a comment.:beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes::cool:

 

[timmyrules]

I’m sure most have seen these but I was pretty impressed at the size of mine in a 40 breeder tank and thought I would post a few pictures.

“Back story”
I upgraded to a 75 from the 40 today and didn’t realize how many and how huge these worms have grown. I bought all dry rock and a few pieces of coral frags over the last 3-4 years so all the worms had to be tiny at the time. Some are a foot long and that’s not an exaggeration. I also noticed the large ones would poke their ends out and excrete a huge cloud of white stuff. If anyone has an idea of what the cloudy stuff is let me know.

Anyways enjoy!

Omgosh! Those are the creatures from my nightmares!!! :eek:

 

[Kmst80]

Nice ones, very beneficial. I know of one of that size in my tank, haven't seen him in ages though.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

:eek:

 

[fishywishy]

How much over feeding have you been doing :eek:

 

[BristleWormHater]

Threw up a little....
These beasts are disgusting.
Somebody asked for the backstory, so when I was adding rocks to my tank I got stung by a massive bristleworm. The bristles got all over my arm, very very itchy.

 

[crappie]

How much over feeding have you been doing :eek:

I guess a lot . I was trying to increase my nitrate and phosphate numbers but the over feeding didn’t help any!

 

[exnisstech]

Dang I need some nice big ones, they look cool. This is the biggest I've found in my tanks

 

[exnisstech]

Threw up a little....
These beasts are disgusting.
Somebody asked for the backstory, so when I was adding rocks to my tank I got stung by a massive bristleworm. The bristles got all over my arm, very very itchy.

Not laughing at the injury but the threw up a little statement made me laugh

 

[KrisReef]

Dang I need some nice big ones, they look cool. This is the biggest I've found in my tanks

You got a dwarf variety or you are starving them. :thinking-face: :thinking-face::face-with-hand-over-mouth::cool:

 

[crappie]

You got a dwarf variety or you are starving them. :thinking-face: :thinking-face::face-with-hand-over-mouth::cool:

Yeah, that’s exactly what mine did! What is that white stuff?

 

[KrisReef]

Yeah, that’s exactly what mine did! What is that white stuff?

I can't say for two reasons,
1 This is a family site &
2 I don't remember, but I knew you had one of these from your vivid description.

Those are big enough to harpoon!

@ISpeakForTheSeas