found BIG worm (picts!) - Page 2

sassafrass · 12/28/2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by Untamed12
It is some kind of eunicid worm. I tend to give any life a good chance to prove itself to be a problem before I get rid of it.

I kept a large eunicid worm in my 30 gallon tank for many years. It seemed to only eat macro algae, so you never know what kind you have. Here's a photo of mine. I don't think they are ugly at all...even if they are ugly, that isn't a reason to kill something.

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A.T.T.R · 12/28/2008, 02:11 PM

he is still alive ina tupperware with liverock and a airstone
ill probobly set up a 20 long for him since i doub ti want somthing like this in my new 65

acrodave · 12/28/2008, 02:22 PM

I would get rid of it ..This one is mine it ate about 100$ in corals and grew 2feet 4in in a 20gal

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johnny313 · 12/28/2008, 03:16 PM

it looks like an alien

noahm · 12/28/2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by ebording
http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

This is the link I was looking for. I had read this a while back. I would watch your softies etc, but I don't think you have to worry about fish/hermits Pretty cool.

lpkenneys · 12/28/2008, 04:21 PM

lamo i actualy threw old sloppy joe in to the tank he didnt seem to care

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I'm surprised he didn't eat the sloppy Joe? was it bad?.....

Merit · 12/28/2008, 04:22 PM

Yeah, looks like a Eunicid worm. Lived in my 29 for years - then he got too big and began to devastate my snails and crabs. Also caught him chomping on several zoa varieties. He's no longer in my tank - was a buggar to get out. Lost my favorite LR piece because of it.

Sk8r · 12/28/2008, 04:29 PM

Eunicid. Ok in sump/fuge, not in tank. They get hungry for things you pay money for.

iamwrasseman · 12/28/2008, 04:46 PM

tim over at ABC reefs had one out of a customers tank , it was 2 feet long and stuff was dissapearing in the tank until he was spotted at night and removed ! i would think that if he isnt seen at all , why would you want such a critter in the tank and also after this one was removed the dissapearing syndrome ended instantly . lesson learned , GET HIM OUT ! but you could set up a small nano with him on display, they are quite interesting looking !

palawan · 12/28/2008, 04:47 PM

It's a eunicid worm. You are lucky u got him out. He will eat your soft corals mainly your zoas,palys first.

LeslieH · 12/29/2008, 12:41 AM

A 1992 paper on the genus Eunice listed about 220 species. Many areas have multiple species - especially coral habitats. When species overlap like that they often occupy different feeding niches so they're not competing for the same food. Not every eunicid eats corals or even other animals as Untamed found and very very few species are capable of preying on fish. If Chris' worm is in a fish-only tank I wouldn't worry about it.

A.T.T.R · 12/29/2008, 12:56 AM

his temp home!

reefD · 12/29/2008, 01:04 AM

yep again they can be harmless. but bro think of the size! think of the bioload! think of the poop that it creates. id get rid of it. if u want it keep in in the tank but dont add anything without sayinh if it dies it dies this is the "dune" tank. lol!

Untamed12 · 12/29/2008, 01:35 AM

In my current tank, I've seen maybe 20 eunicid worms in the past two years. None as large as my old friend was. If I've seen 20, I figure my current tank probably has hundreds.

All of the one's I've have at the moment are really, really small. So...again...unless you are some kind of real specialist, you are not going to know how large your worm might get or what it might eat.

Capt_Cully · 12/29/2008, 06:49 AM

Mine ate TONS of different corals. I tried trapping 3 different fish blaming them for nipping.....until one night I looked in the tank and saw one of those things looking back at me....

It ate, Todd's torch (highly priced and prized in our area) orange cap, purple cap, countless smaller frags, nepthia, photosynthetic gorg and even rarer photo synthetic sea fan. HAD TO GO!

It was almost 5 feet streched out. 3 feet recoiled.

munched grape cap

munched echinopora lamellosa

12/28/2008, 02:11 PM	#27
A.T.T.R Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ft lauderdale Posts: 2,729	he is still alive ina tupperware with liverock and a airstone ill probobly set up a 20 long for him since i doub ti want somthing like this in my new 65 __________________ Chris Addicted to the Reef- Current Tank Info: Starting a 20g

12/28/2008, 02:22 PM	#28
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	I would get rid of it ..This one is mine it ate about 100$ in corals and grew 2feet 4in in a 20gal [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

12/28/2008, 04:22 PM	#32
Merit Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lees Summit, MO Posts: 34	Yeah, looks like a Eunicid worm. Lived in my 29 for years - then he got too big and began to devastate my snails and crabs. Also caught him chomping on several zoa varieties. He's no longer in my tank - was a buggar to get out. Lost my favorite LR piece because of it. Last edited by Merit; 12/28/2008 at 04:52 PM.

12/28/2008, 04:29 PM	#33
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Eunicid. Ok in sump/fuge, not in tank. They get hungry for things you pay money for. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/28/2008, 04:46 PM	#34
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	tim over at ABC reefs had one out of a customers tank , it was 2 feet long and stuff was dissapearing in the tank until he was spotted at night and removed ! i would think that if he isnt seen at all , why would you want such a critter in the tank and also after this one was removed the dissapearing syndrome ended instantly . lesson learned , GET HIM OUT ! but you could set up a small nano with him on display, they are quite interesting looking ! __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

12/28/2008, 03:16 PM	#29
johnny313 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 649	it looks like an alien

12/28/2008, 04:21 PM	#31
lpkenneys Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg,Pennsylvania Posts: 307	lamo i actualy threw old sloppy joe in to the tank he didnt seem to care __________________ Addicted to the Reef Chris I'm surprised he didn't eat the sloppy Joe? was it bad?.....

12/28/2008, 04:47 PM	#35
palawan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremont,CA Posts: 960	It's a eunicid worm. You are lucky u got him out. He will eat your soft corals mainly your zoas,palys first.

12/29/2008, 12:41 AM	#36
LeslieH Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 3,178	A 1992 paper on the genus Eunice listed about 220 species. Many areas have multiple species - especially coral habitats. When species overlap like that they often occupy different feeding niches so they're not competing for the same food. Not every eunicid eats corals or even other animals as Untamed found and very very few species are capable of preying on fish. If Chris' worm is in a fish-only tank I wouldn't worry about it. __________________ Cheers, Leslie So many worms, so little time... Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

12/29/2008, 12:56 AM	#37
A.T.T.R Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ft lauderdale Posts: 2,729	his temp home! __________________ Chris Addicted to the Reef- Current Tank Info: Starting a 20g

12/29/2008, 01:04 AM	#38
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	yep again they can be harmless. but bro think of the size! think of the bioload! think of the poop that it creates. id get rid of it. if u want it keep in in the tank but dont add anything without sayinh if it dies it dies this is the "dune" tank. lol! __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/29/2008, 01:35 AM	#39
Untamed12 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,578	In my current tank, I've seen maybe 20 eunicid worms in the past two years. None as large as my old friend was. If I've seen 20, I figure my current tank probably has hundreds. All of the one's I've have at the moment are really, really small. So...again...unless you are some kind of real specialist, you are not going to know how large your worm might get or what it might eat. __________________ Fishlist: Tangs: Yellow, Vlamingi, Blonde Naso, Unicorn, Atlantic Blue Others: Maroon Clown(s), Foxface, Majestic Angel, Hawkfish and more.. Current Tank Info: 400gal Envision Acrylic reef started 04/07

12/29/2008, 06:49 AM	#40
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	Mine ate TONS of different corals. I tried trapping 3 different fish blaming them for nipping.....until one night I looked in the tank and saw one of those things looking back at me.... It ate, Todd's torch (highly priced and prized in our area) orange cap, purple cap, countless smaller frags, nepthia, photosynthetic gorg and even rarer photo synthetic sea fan. HAD TO GO! It was almost 5 feet streched out. 3 feet recoiled. munched grape cap munched echinopora lamellosa __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2