Bet this will make your nerves tingle

lowtek · 10/15/2018, 02:25 PM

So I was doing my morning feed and saw this weird object sweep by my peripheral view. What on gods green earth is this? My yellow watchman pistol shrim share same burrow. I was about to yank it with my forceps but thought I might want to know what it might be before I posibly yank my whole structure down. Huge Bristle worm? Starfish? Crappy photos

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homer1475 · 10/15/2018, 02:27 PM

Looks like a common bristle worm to me.

Good guy, leave him be.

mcgyvr · 10/15/2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Looks like a common bristle worm to me.
Good guy, leave him be.

Yep... bristle worm..
Welcome to saltwater world..
Thats very..very common..

homer1475 · 10/15/2018, 02:28 PM

You want to see creepy?

There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!

mcgyvr · 10/15/2018, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

You want to see creepy?

There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!

The creepy ones are the 5+ft bobbit/eunice worms,etc.. people pull out of their plumbing wondering why the flow has slowed down..

lowtek · 10/15/2018, 02:45 PM

Whew! Good to know. Almost took a day off of work to come up with a plan! However, when you guys say its a good one I assume he wont bother my goby or pistol shrimp? I been wondering why the pair has been poking out of a differnt hole. That thing looks like it can do some damage how big it is. Lol. Guess I'll read a bit more about them

P.S. I know one of you told me to turn down my blues when I photo. But I freaked a bit and forgot to grab my controller! Lol

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homer1475 · 10/15/2018, 02:53 PM

They are detrivores, their mouths are like big straws. Unless it's dead and decaying(sludge), they cannot eat it.

lowtek · 10/15/2018, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

They are detrivores, their mouths are like big straws. Unless it's dead and decaying(sludge), they cannot eat it.

Thanks for the info. Crazy how I never noticed it for how big it is now.

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murphreef · 10/15/2018, 06:13 PM

Yea you'll be amazed at all the forms of life you'll find in your tank. A healthy tank is full of stuff from copepods to bristle worms to brittle starfish. Fun to watch everything live together and form an ecosystem.

top shelf · 10/15/2018, 06:35 PM

I had a decent sized one that got pretty brave. When I'd feed the last anemone I had he'd try to steal the food from it. Finally got ahold of it and into the sump it went.

fishyguy7 · 10/15/2018, 07:43 PM

Like Mcgyvr said look up a bobbit worm !! Those will make your skin crawl a little

lowtek · 10/15/2018, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

The creepy ones are the 5+ft bobbit/eunice worms,etc.. people pull out of their plumbing wondering why the flow has slowed down..

Im guessing it wouldnt be a good thing to show the wife. There goes tank funding! Lol

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lowtek · 10/15/2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

You want to see creepy?

There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!

Good lord! That is something I hope to not encounter until my son grows up a bit. "Hey son you want some ice cream?" "Well come on over here?"

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hkgar · 10/16/2018, 01:01 PM

If you got one you have more. Just don't touch. Nasty sting. But you will eventually get stung. I think we all have been. You know, I just need to move that a bit so I will skip the gloves

lowtek · 10/16/2018, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by hkgar

If you got one you have more. Just don't touch. Nasty sting. But you will eventually get stung. I think we all have been. You know, I just need to move that a bit so I will skip the gloves

I know right. Just like the "I'll never flood my floor during a water change" a matter of when. Lol

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10/15/2018, 02:25 PM	#1
lowtek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 111	Bet this will make your nerves tingle So I was doing my morning feed and saw this weird object sweep by my peripheral view. What on gods green earth is this? My yellow watchman pistol shrim share same burrow. I was about to yank it with my forceps but thought I might want to know what it might be before I posibly yank my whole structure down. Huge Bristle worm? Starfish? Crappy photos Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

10/15/2018, 02:27 PM	#2
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Looks like a common bristle worm to me. Good guy, leave him be. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/15/2018, 02:28 PM	#4
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	You want to see creepy? There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands! __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/15/2018, 02:53 PM	#7
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	They are detrivores, their mouths are like big straws. Unless it's dead and decaying(sludge), they cannot eat it. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/15/2018, 06:13 PM	#9
murphreef Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: simi valley Posts: 3,208	Yea you'll be amazed at all the forms of life you'll find in your tank. A healthy tank is full of stuff from copepods to bristle worms to brittle starfish. Fun to watch everything live together and form an ecosystem. __________________ Justin Current Tank Info: 25G cube (finally back in the hobby in a small way)

10/15/2018, 02:45 PM	#6
lowtek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 111	Whew! Good to know. Almost took a day off of work to come up with a plan! However, when you guys say its a good one I assume he wont bother my goby or pistol shrimp? I been wondering why the pair has been poking out of a differnt hole. That thing looks like it can do some damage how big it is. Lol. Guess I'll read a bit more about them P.S. I know one of you told me to turn down my blues when I photo. But I freaked a bit and forgot to grab my controller! Lol Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

10/15/2018, 06:35 PM	#10
top shelf Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,022	I had a decent sized one that got pretty brave. When I'd feed the last anemone I had he'd try to steal the food from it. Finally got ahold of it and into the sump it went. __________________ Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad. Philosophy is wondering if that means ketchup is a smoothie. Current tank info: 45g SCA Cube

10/15/2018, 07:43 PM	#11
fishyguy7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Collins,CO Posts: 426	Like Mcgyvr said look up a bobbit worm !! Those will make your skin crawl a little

10/16/2018, 01:01 PM	#14
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	If you got one you have more. Just don't touch. Nasty sting. But you will eventually get stung. I think we all have been. You know, I just need to move that a bit so I will skip the gloves __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels