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Old 11/01/2007, 07:04 AM
super stooge super stooge is offline
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Exclamation hitchhikers!!

hi i just bought some live rock today and so far i have noticed:

some small very thin bright red worms moving slowly over the rock.

a small bright stubby worm that looks surprisingly like a catapillar. it has what looks like hairs sticking out all over it.

i can see a few things of what i think are feather duster worms but i dont really have a clue. there is a long white tube attatched to the rock with 2 lil brown feather duster things poking out the top. i also have a smaller red one and tan one.

these are all that i have noticed so far. does any1 have any idea what these are from my vague descriptions and could these be considered dangerous, if so what action should i take?
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Old 11/01/2007, 07:12 AM
NirvanaFan NirvanaFan is offline
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the thing that looks like a catapillar is probably a bristleworm. The small thin bright red worm could be a baby one as well. You can do a search for that.

You can check out http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ for a pretty good list of critters.
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Old 11/01/2007, 07:47 AM
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Someone gave me this link for IDing worm hitchhikers, more comprehensive than Melev's...
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Old 11/01/2007, 09:23 AM
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can you post a picture--it really helps with identifying
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Old 11/01/2007, 11:37 AM
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pic would help but more thna likely worm
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Old 11/01/2007, 11:54 AM
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In case you have more Hitchhiker identifying needs. This is where FleeVT link came from.

Hitchhikers
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Old 11/01/2007, 06:05 PM
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im working on getting sum photos but my digital camera is at my parents office not at home, ill get hold of it soon
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Old 11/01/2007, 10:31 PM
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From the description I would guess spagetti worms, bristle worm, and feather dusters/tube worms. All good.

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