What worm is this?

[ssunthar]

Found this guy scavenging for food from LR..

Good guy right? Thanks.

 

[ChiCity]

lol. eunice

 

[DDenny]

That doesn’t look good but I will leave it more experienced reefers.

 

[JGT]

Looks like a bobbit. Not a good guy.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Is it coming out of a shell like a feather duster has or is that a piece of rock?

 

[Thespammailaccount]

@KJ

 

[ssunthar]

That doesn’t look good but I will leave it more experienced reefers.

Thanks.. will wait.

 

[ssunthar]

Is it coming out of a shell like a feather duster has or is that a piece of rock?

Can't see clearly but it does look like a shell.

 

[DaneGer21]

My vote is for a eunice/bobbit worm...definitely a bad guy once a certain size.

 

[Gtinnel]

Anytime I see 5 tentacles on a worm I assume Eunice worm which is not good to have. If in my tank I would try my best to remove it.

 

[KJ]

Found this guy scavenging for food from LR..

Good guy right? Thanks.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=eunice+worms&qpvt=eunice+worms&FORM=IGRE

 

[ssunthar]

Anytime I see 5 tentacles on a worm I assume Eunice worm which is not good to have. If in my tank I would try my best to remove it.

Any suggestions on how to remove it? Thanks.

 

[Rickybobby]

Scary. Get rid of that Bobbit worm

 

[ssunthar]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=eunice+worms&qpvt=eunice+worms&FORM=IGRE

Thanks KJ, this is the closes to what I saw in my tank
https://www.bing.com/images/search?...unice+worms&FORM=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

 

[vetteguy53081]

As others said, get it out while you can. You do not want to touch it nor chase it. Trapping is best and if not removed will become a holy terror to the tank.
A trap is as simple as a 2 litre bottle as show , with a piece of shrimp within.

 

[Patman]

Medusa worm?

 

[ssunthar]

As others said, get it out while you can. You do not want to touch it nor chase it. Trapping is best and if not removed will become a holy terror to the tank.
A trap is as simple as a 2 litre bottle as show , with a piece of shrimp within.

Cool, thanks vetteguy53081.

 

[Gtinnel]

Any suggestions on how to remove it? Thanks.

As @vetteguy53081 said you're better of trapping it. I've never had one in my tank so I don't have any first hand experience with removal but if you try to grab it with tongs they can seperate and the part that remains will live on.

I'd also try to keep the trap away from its rock a little bit if possible. It may try to leave the back of its body in the rock, which would cause the trap not to work because it just pulls itself back out.

 

[ssunthar]

As @vetteguy53081 said you're better of trapping it. I've never had one in my tank so I don't have any first hand experience with removal but if you try to grab it with tongs they can seperate and the part that remains will live on.

I'd also try to keep the trap away from its rock a little bit if possible. It may try to leave the back of its body in the rock, which would cause the trap not to work because it just pulls itself back out.

Great points, thanks.

 

[Goaway]

Scary. Get rid of that Bobbit worm

You could have more bobbits in your sand bed. I found 5 in mine when I tore my old tank apart and upgraded. I wish I took pics and documented everything. It could have helped others with such a curious situation.
They started out by eating hair algae as I was cycling my live rock.