Is this Reef safe Id please

RogerWilco357 · May 24, 2012

found this guy on the sand searching for his next meal and snatched him up before heading back to the live rock at around 14in. he looks like the Predator in the face with 4 large mandibles .

worm by ROGERWILCO357, on Flickr

worm in my tank by ROGERWILCO357, on Flickr

Poseidon · May 24, 2012

I'd say NO! Looks a lot like the 6ft worm that was posted on another reef forum 3-4 years ago.

bairdimusprime · May 24, 2012

that one is a coral eater euclid worm

J Rog · May 24, 2012

yep, that thing will eat coral

pumarjr · May 24, 2012

No Good At all

REEFKEEPER10 · May 24, 2012

Glad you caught that!!!!!

bairdimusprime · May 24, 2012

use him as fishing bait lol..

MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT GET BIT! It can cause serious numbness. i've read that some can cause permanent numbness

Alkamist · May 24, 2012

bairdimusprime said:
use him as fishing bait lol..

haha do this

myzislow · May 24, 2012

Really odd it was just out and about cruising around, lucky for you, though. I had one decimate a large rock of Florida rics in my old 29g. They can get huge and are a pain to remove once they settle in a rock.

Supporting my structure, had to remove a main support rock to get him out:

Got him:

REEFKEEPER10 · May 24, 2012

I'm weird but it is kinda cool but has some bad habbits. Lol

saltwaternoob · May 24, 2012

No that is not reef safe!!!!!

Southside_Reefer · May 24, 2012

Wow that thing is huge... It can really do some damage at that size so I would throw him out

Reef Breeders · May 24, 2012

BURN IT! LOL +1 to the fishing bait, catch some stripers with that guy!

stiddley · May 24, 2012

definitely a Euclid

Chameleon · May 24, 2012

kill it!!!! I dont like those guys... +1 on fishing bait

BarbH · May 25, 2012

Wow one large ugly looking worm :jaw: Happy you were able to get it out without a problem.

lakeviewink · May 25, 2012

I think it is actually a Eunicid worm. Not a Euclid

slapshot · May 25, 2012

Bobbit worm! It will eat anything and everything. When I finally got mine out I found its lair and I counted 22 frags all piled up. What it couldn't steal it broke off. Your coral growth is going to go crazy, you will be shocked. I really believe these things are in a lot more tanks then we think.