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12/19/2010, 11:11 PM
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Serenity is so expensive
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Boynton Beach FL
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ID these please
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So I know that this is a Brisstle Worm. I suspect it is a Fire Worm. This has been in my tank for a lon while. This sucker is roughly 5 inches long fat, if it were to strech out it would be crazy big. I have lost no fish, I dont think I have lost many blue leg crabs to it. I have some pulsing Xena and Tourch coral which from what I can tell have never been messsed with. As far as I can tell, I have not seen this guy as a problem. Now I figure he will get bigger and I may want to spare the wife and eventually remove it (she hates it, it scares her) but there are plenty of mixed messages out there regarding the urgency of removing such a creature. I would really appericate your thoughts. ************************************************** OK Part 2 Question I have a few of these in my tank as well These are clumps of hollow tubes, they are white and the stay together in a bunch. Orignially I thought these to be sea squits but now I am not so sure. I have not ever seen them move, they are not worms. They definitely are filter feeders you can see the open portions of the tubes but I would really like to know what they are. If you can ID them that would be great. Thanks |
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12/19/2010, 11:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NW Iowa
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well IMO you can remove him as you prob. have alot more smaller ones running around the tank. but it is still small IMO and is still a good part of your clean up crew. you could just move it to the fuge.
for the 2nd question it looks to me like a sponge
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12/19/2010, 11:27 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Over here
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The worm is fine . Thats about the largest I ever had in my tank. If that sponge crap is white and starts strings branching out you better scape it off and kill it as soon as you can . Its from hell and your wife really won't like it.
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12/20/2010, 02:45 AM
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Location: Vancouver, WA
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12/20/2010, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado
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Oh Bristle worm! THese guys are real easy to catch and toss. GO to the following link, order one of these bristle worm traps and your good to go. Usually they wll get in there overnight and than they are done for. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (evil laugh). I got mine at my LFS.
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.co...fm?pcatid=3960 |
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12/20/2010, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado
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The white stuff is a natural sponge/fungus that grows rather quick. Its really easy to pull off the rock and throw away. I wouldn't worry about it untill it becomes an eye sore. A wire brush will remove it as well (pull the rock out of the tank (DO NOT INSERT THE WIRE BRUSH IN THE TANK)
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