Can we say worm!

[marxsman]

look at this worm that I pulled from my reef tank. It was longer but it broke. Can anybody tell me what it is and is it bad?

[Ninong]

I can't tell you what it is. I can only speculate that it might be a Eunicid. If it is, I can't tell you if it's a threat or not but I would probably not put it back in my reef aquarium.

We could send a photo of it to Dr. Ron Shimek for his opinion but he would want a clear, in-focus closeup of the head.

[marxsman]

I could not get a picture of it's head, it appeared to hae broken off. It did look like a segmented earth worm if that helps. I did flush it.

[sihaya]

Dude... what's with the fork and cutting board? You gettin' ready to eat that thing?

[jollopee]

Man thats just plain freekin creepy. That aint no night crawler

[showfish]

Anybody got some salt and pepper?

[marxsman]

Pretty funny GUYS! I Pulled the thing out of a rock and I KNOW IT WILL NOT HURT ME, but..... I grabbed the plastic fork to grab it (didn't want to touch it)and also show size comparison. as for the cutting board, it was white for the picture

[FishPharmD]

that is pretty amazing. Look at it this way, if you go fishing, at least you won't need bait for about 3 years.

[Poseidon]

That is pretty good, but no where near that SIX FOOTER mentioned in another thread! I have never pulled any the size of yours out of my tank, much less a SIX FOOT worm!

[Ninong]

I guess that's my cue to link to the worm that nearly devoured Steve Weast's tank.

[Poseidon]

I knew you had that link... I was to dreary eyed to look this morning. THese 12 hour shifts are killers, especially when you work 8 Fri go home for 8 then come back for 12 SAt, home for 12, back for 12 Sun, then back to first shift Mon.... So much for the weekend!

[charlesr1958]

Here is another link about that worm

http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

[vtec si]

Wowsers!

[BubbaWPB]

Well, John doesn't win for size, but he wins for photographic composition. The fork and cutting board got lots of extra points from me!

[marxsman]

my other question is.. Since I did not get his head ( i think most of it) it dissapeared into a piece of live rock, will it still grow? or did I kill it. This all started because I had 2 engineer gobies that were about 12 inches but then one dissapeared, Then the bigger came out for food missing half its tail! Then he dissapeared. Then I lost 2 chromis, dissapeared. I then lost my dragon wrasse, dissapeared. I couldn't take it any more. I set out looking for the killer, maybe a mantis shrimp or crab. I started taking a part my reef. The only thing I found was that worm ,no crabs or shrimp. I know there is some big predator still in there.

[Ninong]

I agree with you that the worm didn't kill any of your fish. It's possible for segments of polychaetes to survive and regrow even a new head. Each segment is sorta like a separate entity. Chances are good that whatever is left will survive.

Good luck!

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