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    Killing Aptasia

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    1 minute ago, davjbeas said:

    Thanks for the link. It looks like they have some good size ones. But they are out of stock. I will keep them in mind if I need some in the future.

     

    Sure thing--they have the .25 inch ones that are laying eggs, so they would work just fine if you have a moderate flow tank. 

    Killing Aptasia

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    I use berghia nudibranches. If the aiptasia are fairly small, they will eat them all up over a few days. I actually prefer berghias because they will get the aiptasia I can see as well as those I can’t see. The last time I did this, they ate them all and I never saw one again. 

    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    Okay, I'm done. Watched it tonight and I'm terrified of that beast. I'm frustrated that I'll have to take ALL the rocks out of my tank and either 1) break them up or 2) put them in freshwater to get the worm to come out (thereby killing off my biological filter), and not even be certain I got all of the worm or that there aren't any other...or that I won't get another one in my tank the next time I purchase a coral (this guy must have come in on my frogspawn.) I didn't use live rock or live sand when I started, so it could have only come in on a coral.

     

    At this point, I'm going to get out of the reefing hobby for a while and take a break. I'm irritated and sad that I was so careful with it, but this crap still ended up in my tank. I know many of you will find this ridiculous. It is what it is. So, I'll be giving this baby up, will repost under the appropriate section. DM me if you're interested in taking anything. Pay what you want. 

     

    Pic of the head of the demon worm attached (it's in the middle of the pic, you can see the antennae on its head). It moves like lightning and is super skittish, was hard to catch a good pic.

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    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    Terror Journal, Day Three: Trap is empty, bait untouched. Again. I set up an infrared camera so I could see it become active at night. What did I see? Two of them. TWO OF THEM. The fire department laughs when I call. City council thinks the worms are "all in my head." Maybe they are. Maybe I got too close to the tank one day while I was doing a water change and one of them jumped into my ear, laid eggs in my brain, and now the worms are animating my fingers and typing all of this out to make me look insane. I wonder when someone will come rescue us from this prison. I wonder if anyone is even getting these messages.

    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    I saw it munching on a hammer today ... had seen a smaller version about a year ago in my tank, but I thought it was just a bristle worm. Today I noticed it had the trademark white band just below the head (similar to the pic attached). When it noticed me, it withdrew back into its lair so fast I almost died. Now I'm not going to sleep and will probably burn down my apartment building. Help.

     

     

    If you want to see a live stream, send me your email and I'll send you an invite for the feed. Have infrared setup and the camera aimed at its lair. 

    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    I think you’ll be surprised how long it is. I found one about .25” diameter a few months ago in a sump living in a home of detritus and one rock and he was 28 inches or so fully extended. Was like a slithering slinky and i wasn’t able to get him out in one piece unfortunately he was so fast and didn’t want him to make it to my return pump.

    Thanks for that. No sleep tonight.

    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    I’m prepared to chisel your rock open, you have such a great opportunity bc your tank is so small! Anyway to can setup a camera on it?

     

     

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    Ha! You're more than welcome to try, I've got more than enough booze to keep you going. I do have a belkin wifi web cam I used on an older tank to check in throughout the day...I can set that up.

    Bobbit Worm--About to burn down my apartment building

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    I'm in DC, but with this thing lurking about, you need to stay on THAT side of the Potomac. I just finished an 18-page thread of the Michigan reefer who battled his own bobbit for a year, before finally getting all of it out. It was FOUR. FEET. LONG. Mine isn't, I don't think. Best guess is about 6 inches long, given its diameter, though I've only seen about 2 inches of it at any given time. I saw this thing a year ago and thought it was a bristle worm. Though given how quickly it ducked into its rock then, I should have known.

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