EBR February 21, 2016 Share February 21, 2016 (edited) It's amazing what you find with a bit of re-scaping, house cleaning, and new-coral-placement after a WAMAS meeting. I see much smaller versions of this in the tank, and understand that they can be good scavengers as part of a clean up crew, but this thing is huge (didn't know they'd get this big). Any confirmation that's what it is? Any concern? 125g, mostly softies, LPS, and a few easy SPS (digitata and monti caps) What do you think? Thanks. Matt Edited February 21, 2016 by EBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 February 21, 2016 Share February 21, 2016 Any corals getting eaten? Im thinking its just a large one. But im not a worm guru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBR February 21, 2016 Author Share February 21, 2016 Not that I've noticed. Although, after yesterday's WAMAS take-home of zoos, Acan, montis, and a brain maze, I don't know if they'll get mistaken for a food court! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keraxis February 21, 2016 Share February 21, 2016 Think its just a bristle worm. Color isnt quite right for a fireworm and its not a bushy fireworm because those are distinctive. I typically leave them in. They are great and keeping your rock work clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandJ February 21, 2016 Share February 21, 2016 I'm not a worm expert, but could that be a fireworm and not a regular bristle worm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemone February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 You could throw it into a quarantine and try to find out what it eats (or whether it eats anything you care about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 (edited) I can't see the tentacles or jaws on yours, but the body looks just like this two foot eunicid that I had for several years. It ate everything it could swallow (mushrooms, turtle grass!), and would be considered undesirable by most definitions. Edited February 24, 2016 by mogurnda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 Looks suspicious to me. Doesn't look like a bristle worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunWyrm February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 (edited) Looks perfectly normal to me. Mine used to get ridiculously large in my 600g system, but they never hurt a thing. There's a really good article floating around on the different worms and how to tell them apart, but I can never find it when someone needs it Edited February 24, 2016 by SunWyrm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 24, 2016 Share February 24, 2016 My vote would be bristle worm, not that I'm any expert myself. After seeing that picture of the eunicid above, it does look remarkably the same comparing a bristle vs. eunicid google image search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnievaz February 25, 2016 Share February 25, 2016 Looks like a bristleworm to me, check out this thread on RC about Eunicids. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1775803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBR February 25, 2016 Author Share February 25, 2016 Hey, thanks, Everyone. While nowhere nearly as gruesome as this one -- thanks for the link, donnie -- mine has been evicted. All of the recent re-scaping caused him to venture around a bit and get in the way, irritating some corals. Had to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 26, 2016 Share February 26, 2016 It's a common Bristleworm. If you see one, there are hundreds more. Very beneficial for the tank- if you see a huge amount of them, it may be an indicator that your tank has excess nutrient buildup. If you touch them, the spines are easily dissolved in vinegar. FWIW, If you get 20 or 30 large ones, throw them in lime juice overnight, rinse, then throw in deep fryer. Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 26, 2016 Share February 26, 2016 It's a common Bristleworm. If you see one, there are hundreds more. Very beneficial for the tank- if you see a huge amount of them, it may be an indicator that your tank has excess nutrient buildup. If you touch them, the spines are easily dissolved in vinegar. FWIW, If you get 20 or 30 large ones, throw them in lime juice overnight, rinse, then throw in deep fryer. Yum! Use in batter for Mantis Shrimp Bites Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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