Please ID Large Worm

[vetteguy53081]

Another pic

This pic helps. Often confused with eunicid worm looks like a ribbon worm known as nemertine

 

[TD1260]

The first four after the head seemed like little legs, but then they mostly go into pointed triangles down the rest of the body it seems like

Seems to have about 6 to 8 whiskers with dark black eyes

 

[TD1260]

This pic helps. Often confused with eunicid worm looks like a ribbon worm known as nemertine

Anything I can look for that might not show up in the pics that would make the ID more definite?

 

[cdemoss01]

The first four after the head seemed like little legs, but then they mostly go into pointed triangles down the rest of the body it seems like

Closeup of the head? Is it like this?

 

[cdemoss01]

This pic helps. Often confused with eunicid worm looks like a ribbon worm known as nemertine

Ribbon worm??

 

[TD1260]

Closeup of the head? Is it like this?

Similar yeah…

 

[TD1260]

Ribbon worm??

Very different

 

[cdemoss01]

Similar yeah…

That would be a Bobbit worm but I'm not sure. Im sure @vetteguy53081 is better at this then me. Been in It WAY longer.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Similar yeah…

This is a ribbon

 

[cdemoss01]

This is a ribbon

This things body has grooves though..

 

[vetteguy53081]

Eunicid

 

[cdemoss01]

@TD1260 can we get some good lights on it?

 

[Soren]

I agree that this definitely looks more like a eunice worm ("Bobbit" is one type), and these are sometimes harmless (not Bobbit, which are bad!), but can also endanger fish, invertebrates, and coral.

If I were you, I would not risk it. Though bristleworms are typically harmless clean-up crew (unless you touch the bristles), there are easier ways to get them if you want them (almost guaranteed in the average reef tank) than to risk what looks more like a eunice worm.

 

[TD1260]

Eunicid

 

[TD1260]

I don’t see any whiskers on the tail

 

[TD1260]

@TD1260 can we get some good lights on it?

The problem is more with my old phone

 

[cdemoss01]

I don’t see any whiskers on the tail

Id reccomend problably throwing it in the sump, making an ecosphere or kill it

 

[cdemoss01]

The problem is more with my old phone

All good.

 

[TD1260]

I agree that this definitely looks more like a eunice worm ("Bobbit" is one type), and these are sometimes harmless (not Bobbit, which are bad!), but can also endanger fish, invertebrates, and coral.

If I were you, I would not risk it. Though bristleworms are typically harmless clean-up crew (unless you touch the bristles), there are easier ways to get them if you want them (almost guaranteed in the average reef tank) than to risk what looks more like a eunice worm.

I treated the tank and got rid of most of the bristle worms

 

[Soren]

I treated the tank and got rid of most of the bristle worms

Do you want bristle worms or not? Your worm looks far more to me like a eunicid worm, which is very risky to leave in the tank. The only reason I can come up with keeping the worm you pulled is if you think it is a bristle worm and want bristle worms, or you want to put it in its own species tank to grow it out and see what it is.