Fireworm, good or bad?

Azazael13 · 03/04/2008, 06:46 AM

Last night while I was doing my nightly "Hey I haven't seen that before" check of my tank, I saw a huge worm (at the time easily 5" an I couldn't see the end).

The worm had bristles on every section of his body and was a dark color and shimmered when hit with the flashlight. From what I can tell it is a fireworm and not a normal bristle worm (color was wrong anyway).

Is what I wanted to know is if I should try to remove it (I hate nocturnal removals) and if so how best to extract it. Sorry I couldn't get a picture, my current camera doesn't like macro shots at night (go go tax refund!). If I need to remove it, I will get you all a nice picture.

Azazael13 · 03/04/2008, 10:56 AM

bump for lunch! Who wants some worms.

greenbean36191 · 03/04/2008, 11:34 AM

It's fine. Leave it.

Azazael13 · 03/04/2008, 12:15 PM

TY

I couldn't find a lot of information, aside from one guy here who said a fire worm killed some of his fish.

The little spines on it just look so cool, little fiber optic cables

Back to staring at your avatar greenbean.

03/04/2008, 06:46 AM	#1
Azazael13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee Florida Posts: 499	Fireworm, good or bad? Last night while I was doing my nightly "Hey I haven't seen that before" check of my tank, I saw a huge worm (at the time easily 5" an I couldn't see the end). The worm had bristles on every section of his body and was a dark color and shimmered when hit with the flashlight. From what I can tell it is a fireworm and not a normal bristle worm (color was wrong anyway). Is what I wanted to know is if I should try to remove it (I hate nocturnal removals) and if so how best to extract it. Sorry I couldn't get a picture, my current camera doesn't like macro shots at night (go go tax refund!). If I need to remove it, I will get you all a nice picture. __________________ Percula Clownfish Current Tank Info: 2 foot cube (Salt) and 35G Hex (Fresh)

03/04/2008, 10:56 AM	#2
Azazael13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee Florida Posts: 499	bump for lunch! Who wants some worms. __________________ Percula Clownfish Current Tank Info: 2 foot cube (Salt) and 35G Hex (Fresh)

03/04/2008, 11:34 AM	#3
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	It's fine. Leave it. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

03/04/2008, 12:15 PM	#4
Azazael13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tallahassee Florida Posts: 499	TY I couldn't find a lot of information, aside from one guy here who said a fire worm killed some of his fish. The little spines on it just look so cool, little fiber optic cables Back to staring at your avatar greenbean. __________________ Percula Clownfish Current Tank Info: 2 foot cube (Salt) and 35G Hex (Fresh)