help what is this and is it bad

looneytunes · 02/26/2019, 03:03 PM

should i get it out and how should i do it if i need to?
Thank you,
Christine

FireViper · 02/26/2019, 04:32 PM

No idea what it is, but it looks pretty cool! Interesting life abounds in reef tanks.

Reef noob_ · 02/26/2019, 05:25 PM

Maybe a small bobbit worm?

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FireViper · 02/26/2019, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Reef noob_

Maybe a small bobbit worm?

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Just looked up what those are. Pretty cool, but pretty scary for a reef tank. The critter in the pic does kind of look like one, though. And in the "you learn something new everyday" category, the bobbitt worm is officially a Eunice worm that earned it's nickname from its similarity in tactics and capabilities with the famed Lorena Bobbitt.

Sugar Magnolia · 02/27/2019, 07:29 AM

You'll want to get that out.

looneytunes · 02/27/2019, 07:48 PM

thank you for your help.
someone had suggested medusa worm and it looks more like that than a bobbit worm. the tentacles are feathery and i had a bunch of them on my glass (no bodies just the feathery part)when i started the tank and then i thought they disappeared but perhaps some grew bodies. the body is transparent.

02/26/2019, 05:25 PM	#3
Reef noob_ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: holmdel, NJ Posts: 555	Maybe a small bobbit worm? Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk __________________ ________________________ New Build in progress http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2528685 90 gallon DT, 65 Gallon Fuge, Chinese LEDs, LPS and Soft coral reef

02/27/2019, 07:29 AM	#5
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	You'll want to get that out. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

02/27/2019, 07:48 PM	#6
looneytunes Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: nj Posts: 224	thank you for your help. someone had suggested medusa worm and it looks more like that than a bobbit worm. the tentacles are feathery and i had a bunch of them on my glass (no bodies just the feathery part)when i started the tank and then i thought they disappeared but perhaps some grew bodies. the body is transparent. __________________ Current tank info:150g miracles tank,trigger systems custom sump,ATB Flowstar1500,SRO 2000int, and Simi the puppy faced puffer..

02/26/2019, 04:32 PM	#2
FireViper Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 120	No idea what it is, but it looks pretty cool! Interesting life abounds in reef tanks.