My worst nightmare, missing corals and cuc

[Slayyyter]

While cleaning my tank today I noticed a rather large worm in my sand bed and was wonder what type he was and if he is involved in almost all of my soft coral disappearing?
I will try and upload a video later

 

[LAX Noob Reef]

Oh yea, careful it bite hard. Bobby worm and it'll eat all your CUC and corals & fish. Did you buy live rock from ocean or something? Usually hard to find them.

 

[Staghorn]

Oh. Get that thing out of there with some tweezers. It’s hard to tell from the picture but the head kind of looks like a bobbit worm. Eunice Aphro-something

 

[LAX Noob Reef]

Here is a link from local site, he never realize he had it for couple of years, things gone missing. Final measurement was about 6 feet I think.

 

[CanuckReefer]

Here is a link from local site, he never realize he had it for couple of years, things gone missing. Final measurement was about 6 feet I think.

Man alive...I suddenly feel sick to my stomach...

 

[Slayyyter]

Yall think it's to late to nuke my neighborhood? I despise bristle worms but this just makes me lose it

 

[Slayyyter]

Any tips on removal besides tweezers

 

[Goaway]

no tweezers, if your tank is under 50g.... get everything out. If you break the worm, if will grow a new head. There might even be more than 1. Now if it's just going to be a hassle to remove everything, look into a worm trap and SLOWLY remove the worm.

 

[BostonReefer300]

A worm trap would be the way to go IMO. Even if you catch it, I'd re-bait it an keep it in the tank for a while. Where there's one, there's usually multiple. (Ever notice how that's usually true for bad things, but almost never about good things?)

 

[TheDragonsReef]

A worm trap would be the way to go IMO. Even if you catch it, I'd re-bait it an keep it in the tank for a while. Where there's one, there's usually multiple. (Ever notice how that's usually true for bad things, but almost never about good things?)

Theyre so long that they never fully go into the traps and can always get out. Typically they never fully leave their burrow once its made.

You definitely have a bobbit there, best bet it to remove everything. These worms are quite difficult to get out otherwise

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Also if youre located near PA id come help remove it. My brothers been wanting to make a bobbit worm tank

 

[Slayyyter]

I have a 60g which is quite deep also just noticed there might be three or more based on the amount of burrows

 

[Slayyyter]

Far right is confirmed home but others haven't been yet

 

[Just John]

I have a 60g which is quite deep also just noticed there might be three or more based on the amount of burrows

Wow. Time to start looking for threads on how people successfully removed them. How long are they? Small-ish ones may stay in a trap. I have heard that putting a piece of pantyhose in the trap gets them stuck, but I have never tried. Sorry man.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Far right is confirmed home but others haven't been yet

Could be all connected from the same worm. I wouldnt be too worried unless you see more than 1 at the same time. Hes probably 2ft long

 

[Slayyyter]

Turnd my light to 1% and baited him to show again. Wish I could upload a video but it doesn't work for some reason.

 

[Goaway]

Theyre so long that they never fully go into the traps and can always get out. Typically they never fully leave their burrow once its made.

You definitely have a bobbit there, best bet it to remove everything. These worms are quite difficult to get out otherwise

This is why I said SLOWLY remove. Once they have ahold of the worm, you don't want to break it. Full sand bed removal is the way I would go though.

 

[Slayyyter]

I could remove everything because I have no fish just a sad gsp that he hasn't eaten yet but it'll just be a pain must be beginners luck

 

[Goaway]

Wear gloves when removing sand bed

 

[Goaway]

I could remove everything because I have no fish just a sad gsp that he hasn't eaten yet but it'll just be a pain must be beginners luck

I have done so many tank transfers. I still enjoy the work. GL though. I hope that's the only one you have.