Large Bristle Worms

[OceanLife]

I have two 6-10" monster bristle worms from my tank. Free to a good home if anyone wants them.

 

[markkazdad]

Interesting. Those look less bristly than what I have. Maybe it is the camera or container playing tricks. Have you tried cutting them to see if you get two viable worms?

I will try to get some good shots of mine posted for comparison.

 

[beaslbob]

can't beat these:

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[TrishW]

can't beat these:

Oregonreef.com

Now that is a BIG worm!

 

[Tomoko Schum]

That's a Eunicid worm... You don't want those.

 

[OceanLife]

I agree. Looks like they can get very Big. I have been wanting to catch and rid of them for a while now. I just had a Snowflake Clown disappear and believe that worm was the culprit. It is a Eunicid Tomoko. I looked them up and these look just like them. These hitchhikers must have came on some live Fiji rock I got from Chris. I read where they are from Fiji. Ugly looking worms.

 

[markkazdad]

Here's three large bristle worms (at least I think so) living in close quarters with a damsel. I don't think they can move fast enough to catch a fish. I also have a 3.5π inch worm in another tank with 3 clown gobies who tend to sit very still. A cleanup crew can make quick work of a dead fish.

And a few others for grins and to prove the glass isn't always filthy. I've seen the biggest one stretch from the bottom of the tank to the top.

 

[OceanLife]

Those are Big worms Mark. I believe they are very similar. They look more bristley in the tank when moving around.

 

[bamareef]

Whats this guy?

 

[bamareef]

Same one

 

[Naiad]

All of these are examples of bristle worms. I have some monsters in my tank as well. I also had some Eunice worms and side by side it is easy to see a difference. I have never seen a bristle worm take interest in a live fish before.