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Old 10/16/2007, 10:24 PM
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Monster in my tank? help!

Ok something had been killing my clams over the last few days, 3 dead and other a doing bad. I added one LR from a friend about 2 weeks ago. tonight i noticed this long skinny arm sticking out from the rock going towards the clams, the arm looks like a bristle worm but is atleat 6 inches long and it is lightning quick, i can't get to it with a tweezers and it looks like something is attached under the rocks to this arm, any idea what would be eating clams like this? Also when i hit it with the flashlight the arm is shinny green
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Old 10/16/2007, 10:44 PM
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here is a pic
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showp...p?photo=228082
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Old 10/16/2007, 10:46 PM
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Got any serpent or brittle stars?
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Old 10/16/2007, 10:47 PM
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Eucinid (spelling?) worm probably. You're gonna want to get that out of there asap.
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Old 10/16/2007, 10:51 PM
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no serpents or stars
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Old 10/16/2007, 10:56 PM
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thats crazy, ive never heard of something like this
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Old 10/16/2007, 11:13 PM
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do they mostly live in the rock or in the sand? It was comming from under the sand. i took the rock out that was closest to it and diped it in cold fresh water and nothing came out, it could have shot out of the rock and i didn't see though since this sucker is so fast
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Old 10/16/2007, 11:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by LobsterOfJustice
Eucinid (spelling?) worm probably. You're gonna want to get that out of there asap.
Sounds like it... Eunicid worm



You can see the "shiny green" on this picture.



And this guy is not as big as they can get




THey definately will live in the sand...

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Old 10/17/2007, 12:53 AM
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I just got mine, he was 12 inches, i just saw a little bit of its tail hanging out of a clam so i got the tongs and pulled it out. are there normally more then one?
thanks jeff
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Old 10/17/2007, 01:01 AM
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I wonder if the little green bristle worm traps would work for them
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Old 10/17/2007, 01:32 AM
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wow, that first pic of the worm looks pretty vicious
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Old 10/17/2007, 06:42 AM
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Agreed. That is one monster. I wont let my other half look at this thread!
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Old 10/17/2007, 11:56 AM
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looks like the worms in dune!
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Old 10/17/2007, 12:43 PM
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I think it might be an oenone fulgida - feeds on clams.
 


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