Mommy im scared......ID

[KLR]

What is this worm? I was pulling out some frags for h202 dipping and I found 2 of these,one died in the dip but this one is alive and freaky!!!!

It looks like a bristleworm that has tons of worms on its sides that all move differant ways..

Is it a nudibranch? segmented worm of some sort?

Should I send it where his friend went?

 

[Jcr's Reef]

spaghetti worm.

 

[KLR]

I thought those had green/white string things? Or do they come in differant colors?

 

[Jcr's Reef]

Mine are brown/tan color and live in rock crevices and the sand bed.

 

[KLR]

Also spaghetti worms have these strings just on their mouths right? The red thing i found has them all the way down the sides and on his mouth and tail, basically a ball of strings with a worm inside

 

[extremehobbyist]

that thing is freaky im going to have nightmares now!:cry:

 

[clowns101]

Ima guess medusa worm....

 

[KLR]

I just videoed it,uploading now,so you all can get a better look. If only I had an hd video camera.....

 

[butts182]

spaghetti worm

 

[jledon4]

down the drain...

 

[KLR]

Would this guy be harmful if I put him in my grass growing tank,no fish,no corals just grass and sand?

 

[m and m]

Would this guy be harmful if I put him in my grass growing tank,no fish,no corals just grass and sand?

I can't believe you just asked that, there is not a possitive ID on it so why risk it.

 

[clowns101]

I can't believe you just asked that, there is not a possitive ID on it so why risk it.

Well,I think what Kelby is saying is,he has nothing in the tank,other than grass,and if it would hurt anything,if it were to be the worm every one thinks it is....

 

[jledon4]

its just a worm! just kill it and +1 dont risk it!

 

[skinz78]

I would say it looks harmless and I agree it is a type of Spaghetti worm.

 

[KLR]

Your right,but I use this tank for nothing so it would be basically a species tank. Like a mantis shrimp tank,no fish go in there,the tank is for the mantis and the mantis only.

Here is the video maybe this camn help,its hard to see but it has strings coming off of the sides of it aswell as the front and back
[video=youtube;IibgHhNp_fk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IibgHhNp_fk[/video]

 

[barbianj]

It's harmless, don't kill it. They come in different colors. The first time I saw a red one in the tank, it looked like a floating blood clot. You can probably see them if you look at the underside of your tank with a flashlight.

 

[justreefin]

If you found two, most likely you have a bunch more in your tank. Those thing look wickedly cool.

 

[fab1971]

Actually benificial to the tank. I had a bunch of them in my tank a couple of months ago but I believe my wrasse ate them all up. They definitely look crazy. One of the strangest things I've seen in my tank.

 

[Reef lvr]

Spaghetti worm! Very colorful too, ones i have in sand are dull.. Deff won't hurt to have in your tank.. Man that would make for some good bait..haha