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12/19/2007, 04:21 PM
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http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php
This article has your worm. It also has my worm listed just after the Eunice. I almost had him last night. I'll try again tonight with my baby bottle trap. When I snag him I'll post a pic. |
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#28
12/19/2007, 04:34 PM
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"Oenone fulgida" is the worm in my tank. I could never understand why my snails were dieing so often. Sometimes I would find them with a layer of slime over the shell dead. One night I caught a glimpse of the worm after work when I flipped my flashlight on the tank. I have to say it's too bad it eats snails and clams because the color was brilliant orange and it looked cool.
Hopefully tonight I'll have better luck at catching it. |
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#29
12/20/2007, 02:16 AM
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Hi Scott - Got your PM. What a lovely worm! I think it's really great that you like it & are willing to set it up in a species tank. Eunicids at that size are mainly carnivores but they're also switch hitters. If other animals aren't around for them to eat they'll switch to detritus and even algae. All the suggestions so far are sensible - give it a little of everything & see what it prefers. A couple of chunks of dead fish or shrimp would probably be welcome and would be a cheaper food source than corals. Normally they prefer to live in burrows in rocks or tunnels through sand and avoid being in the open except when hunting. Even they would prefer to stay hidden as they crawl around or keep the rear end of the body among rocks in order to make a fast retreat is a predator shows up. They're capable of moving pebbles, rocks, frags, in order to create hiding places for themselves and are responsible for a lot of reefscaping in nature. The big eunicids are among the long-living worms. They can survive at least a couple of years, probably more.
Good luck with it!
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Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
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