Help! IT someTHING in my Reef???

[smoney]

I was just feeding my tank and this thing came out of my rock that I have never seen before, it was like 10-12 inches, I tried to take a picture, but the thing retracted, It was like a Brisstleworm, but it was Yellow, What is it?

[818]

Its a 10-12'' yellow bristle worm.

[smoney]

You thinks so? Will it eat my Coral? Brisstle worm trap?

[818]

Did it have spikes on its body?

[smoney]

I think so.

[818]

Tonight when lights go out, check back on your tank in about 45 minutes with a flashlight, gaurantee you will see him foreging on the rock...

[smoney]

but does he eat coral?

[818]

Dont know what it is? If its a bristle worm, no. If its a flatworm they dont either some are parasites but luckily the liverock is the host. Then again there are like 25,000 different species of each worm so a pic would help, and wikipedia is the place to see if you can find it.

[smoney]

but does he eat coral?

[818]

no se compa! Just kill it and you wont have to find out.

[billr]

It will eat dead coral but not live. There is so much misunderstanding going on with bristle worms in that some folks think it eats coral. Only dead coral. Bristleworms actually are good for your eco system. They help with dead stuff in the liverock, sand and dead corals. Just my 2 cents...........

[Mchava]

actually if its a Eunicid (sp) worm then you need to find a way of killing it. It will it your corals and fish if it gets a hold of it. Check this one out, does it look like it?
http://oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

[cxr133]

what about a black round ( it appears perfectly round to me) worm with white stripes??


i saw this thing the other day and i have not been able to identify it

[oosurfin]

Originally posted by cxr133
what about a black round ( it appears perfectly round to me) worm with white stripes??


i saw this thing the other day and i have not been able to identify it

it might be a peanut worm

[oosurfin]

Originally posted by smoney
I was just feeding my tank and this thing came out of my rock that I have never seen before, it was like 10-12 inches, I tried to take a picture, but the thing retracted, It was like a Brisstleworm, but it was Yellow, What is it?

i had one of thoes in my tank and i caught it eating throught the foot of my anemone. ill see if i can find the picture i took of it when i pulled it out.

[coast2coast7390]

Originally posted by oosurfin
i had one of thoes in my tank and i caught it eating throught the foot of my anemone. ill see if i can find the picture i took of it when i pulled it out.

i guess that answers your question about eating coral

[smoney]

Originally posted by Mchava
actually if its a Eunicid (sp) worm then you need to find a way of killing it. It will it your corals and fish if it gets a hold of it. Check this one out, does it look like it?
http://oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

You know what I think it is the Eunicid Worm, Damn it. It looks just like that how should I get rid of it, find it and make my own little brisstle worm trap?

[818]

get a steril bottle type jar, throw some food in there, and you should catch it.

[smoney]

Originally posted by My F1sh R D34D!
get a steril bottle type jar, throw some food in there, and you should catch it.

so, just like get a like coke bottle for instance, drill a hole in the bottle cap and put some food in the bottle and I should get the sucker??? is that the idea?

I'll Probably use a tapioca small bottle if thats the idea?

[818]

No cap at all.

Just sterile bottle (glass preferably, plastics sometimes dont want to stay put), get water in it so there isnt buoyancy. It needs to stay put wether you want to have the tip/opening of bottle on a rock or completley in sand, but tilted up so that when it goes in, it cant climb back up/out. You might catch crabs, and hermits if you have any.

Or
http://www.reefs.org/library/aquariu...mages/pic4.gif

[smoney]

Hey thanks alot sam, I'm going to try that.