I'm throwing my whole house away because of what I just found in my tank...If I have to see it, so do you!

[Gumbies R Us]

not sure if this will go thru......appears NO is the answer. Well I tried for ya'

With persistence, maybe the no will turn into a maybe, haha.

 

[civber]

A variety of different life forms in our tanks is better. Of course, wear gloves when putting your hands in the tank. Cheers!

 

[rgulrich]

A variety of different life forms in our tanks is better. Of course, wear gloves when putting your hands in the tank. Cheers!

I agree that a variety of life forms is better (kind of the object of a 'miniature reef') I do try to limit or control in-tank aggression (especially when it comes to consumption of the less able) whenever possible.

Gloves is a definite. After a few fingers full of bristle worm spines (look like fur, calcium carbonate, but can be painful if they hit a nerve) I try to always remember to use gloves when messing around with the reef.

A tip: if you ever forget and get a finger (or handful) of bristle worm spines, immerse and soak the area (fingers, hand) in a bowl of vinegar for a few minutes - they dissolve pretty rapidly.
Cheers,
Ray

 

[Jungle Blue]

Turned on the lights this morning and I see this bucko on the glass. Tried grabbing it with forceps and IT SWAM AWAY SO QUICK. It’s hiding in the sand/rubble somewhere now :,)

My first reef and that was the largest critter other than amphipod I’ve seen in tank yet.

For those who’ve seen it all. Is it a bobbit? Or f-f-friendd. Already trying to evict a young mantis in my sump

 

[AlyciaMarie]

Turned on the lights this morning and I see this bucko on the glass. Tried grabbing it with forceps and IT SWAM AWAY SO QUICK. It’s hiding in the sand/rubble somewhere now :,)

My first reef and that was the largest critter other than amphipod I’ve seen in tank yet.

For those who’ve seen it all. Is it a bobbit? Or f-f-friendd. Already trying to evict a young mantis in my sump

It does look similar to my "friend," but it doesn't look like a Bobbit, thank goodness! However, if it is like my " friends," I don't think it'll be too friendly to any small CUC when it gets big enough. It's probably best to remove it if you get a chance.

Hopefully, it is harmless, whatever it is! Maybe some others can chime in and give you a more definitive answer.

 

[Romeo_Reefer]

Had some in my tank 15 years ago, never figured out how to get rid of them. When I moved I just put the rock in a dry box for 15 years. LOL hopefully they are gone.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Had some in my tank 15 years ago, never figured out how to get rid of them. When I moved I just put the rock in a dry box for 15 years. LOL hopefully they are gone.

They are about to come back from the dead. “Night of the living bristle worms” or something like that

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Okay, maybe that's dramatic, but I now have a severe case of the heebie-jeebies.

I have Hidden Cup Coral hitchhiker in my 40-oz pico tank. I was trying to get some pictures of it, so I turned the flow off and fed the coral. I regret that decision because almost as soon as I did, these creatures emerged out of the dark for the first time. There isn't just one...There aren't just two...There are THREE of these in my 40-oz pico tank (the display is only 20-oz). One of them even seemed to try to bite my Hidden Cup Coral??

My guess is some little Euclid or Dorvilleidae worms. Either way, I don't want to turn my back on my tiny reef for fear that one is going to come out of the water and suck my brains.

Look on in disgust with me!

Here is the first mini-monster...

UPDATE: They are impossible to catch and there are FIVE. Send help.



Here is the second that seems to try to take a bite of my coral (second 48)...

We can tag the best @ISpeakForTheSeas on confirmation of the creature of the deep

I'm late, but yeah, five tentacles on the head tells us it's a Eunicid worm; the white collar around the neck is found on several Eunice and Leodice species - the bad news, these species are generally not reef-safe (white collar + 5 tentacles on head = bad at this point), as they tend to be more predatory.

For anyone wondering, the Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois) lives burrowed in the sand to ambush prey; a lot of these other Eunice/Leodice species live in the rocks/tubes they've made in the rocks and seem to be willing to either ambush prey or just take food when aquarists feed their tanks. They are known to be very fast and very aggressive when people try to remove them with tongs.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I'm late, but yeah, five tentacles on the head tells us it's a Eunicid worm; the white collar around the neck is found on several Eunice and Leodice species - the bad news, these species are generally not reef-safe (white collar + 5 tentacles on head = bad at this point), as they tend to be more predatory.

For anyone wondering, the Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois) lives burrowed in the sand to ambush prey; a lot of these other Eunice/Leodice species live in the rocks/tubes they've made in the rocks and seem to be willing to either ambush prey or just take food when aquarists feed their tanks. They are known to be very fast and very aggressive when people try to remove them with tongs.

Thanks as always @ISpeakForTheSeas for chiming in on the horror story my wife is deal with, haha.

 

[littlefoxx]

Im getting all my fishy friends out and bleachin that tank and re starting. No way one of those nasty guys are living in my tank or house for that matter!!!! Ugh

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Thanks as always @ISpeakForTheSeas for chiming in on the horror story my wife is deal with, haha.

Haha, happy to help when I can!

 

[jhadaway]

Might want to get them out before they get this big

 

[tripdad]

Found the correct tool for removal

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Found the correct tool for removal

You know this is not a bad option. Maybe I'll put a firework in the tank and just get rid of the worms that way

 

[tripdad]

You know this is not a bad option. Maybe I'll put a firework in the tank and just get rid of the worms that way

You can call it concussive wave therapy, then sell it for $29.99 a unit, lol.

 

[NoLarvatusplease]

Those are just a variation of a bristle-worm are they not? Some of the most beneficial clean up crew you can have in a reef tank I always thought.

Yes...they are wonderful clean up crew
of everything living in your tank

 

[Autonomy]

Might want to get them out before they get this big

Ewww! That thing is the size of an eel.

 

[FishyFishFriend]

I love insects, as I see them as beneficial and interesting, but this scene is the stuff of nightmares.

 

[FishyFishFriend]

Sorry for multiple posts, but I found this after searching.

Two things:
One, the Bobbit worm can grow up to 9ft in length (largest we've found), weigh up to 15oz, and move at speeds up to 14mph. That's faster than most people can run or swim.

Two, here's an interesting find, though not technically a worm.