What in the woooooooorld is this???!!!

HPD Turbo · 05/02/2007, 11:19 AM

Does anyone knows what da hell is this??!!
It is like a worm that can hide inside the rock is all body, and then strech out again. Sorruinding is "house" there is like a web.
Is like 1.5" long.

Here are some pictures:

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seapug · 05/02/2007, 11:25 AM

if it's smooth it's probably a peanut worm. If it's got hairs it's a bristleworm. Peanut worms are good. Bristleworms are generally good too, but there are some that are coral eaters. Either way I wouldn't worry about it.

papagimp · 05/02/2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by HPD Turbo
Is like 1.5" long.

aaawww, it's just a baby. How cute. got me a bristle that measures about a foot long now. Don't see him often (or enough of him to know it's HIM) but he'll stretch out occasionally, leaving his butt tucked away in the rock somewhere.

Travis L. Stevens · 05/02/2007, 11:43 AM

I bet it's a peanut worm

Aquarist007 · 05/02/2007, 11:50 AM

if it is a foot long--time for it to move on

superman1013 · 05/02/2007, 01:10 PM

lol, its prob not as easy to "move" on a foot long bristle worm, those breaks easy and always leave part of itself tucked in the rocks, completely removal without getting all the rocks out is almost impossible. Atleast that has been my experience.

Nano Chris · 05/02/2007, 04:49 PM

Does it look like either of these pics?
Bristle worm:

Peanut worm:

^Pics i took from my tank a while back.^

Salamander · 05/02/2007, 05:29 PM

I'll throw one out.

Looks like an Oenone fulgida. A mollusc eating worm. It creates a "web" or ball of mucus to kill its prey then devours it. I had a few that kept wiping out all my snails. Good chance that's what it is if you find snail shells covered in a clear/whitish mucus.

NightShade00013 · 05/02/2007, 05:46 PM

05/02/2007, 11:19 AM	#1
HPD Turbo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I really dont know Posts: 569	What in the woooooooorld is this???!!! Does anyone knows what da hell is this??!! It is like a worm that can hide inside the rock is all body, and then strech out again. Sorruinding is "house" there is like a web. Is like 1.5" long. Here are some pictures: http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...9DSC07667b.JPG [/IMG] http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...9DSC07666b.JPG[/IMG]

05/02/2007, 11:25 AM	#2
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	if it's smooth it's probably a peanut worm. If it's got hairs it's a bristleworm. Peanut worms are good. Bristleworms are generally good too, but there are some that are coral eaters. Either way I wouldn't worry about it. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

05/02/2007, 11:43 AM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	I bet it's a peanut worm __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

05/02/2007, 11:50 AM	#5
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	if it is a foot long--time for it to move on __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

05/02/2007, 01:10 PM	#6
superman1013 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 172	lol, its prob not as easy to "move" on a foot long bristle worm, those breaks easy and always leave part of itself tucked in the rocks, completely removal without getting all the rocks out is almost impossible. Atleast that has been my experience. __________________ Mike Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon, 250W Hamilton MH, CPR BAK-PAK 2R+ Skimmer, ~90 lbs LR and LS.

05/02/2007, 04:49 PM	#7
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	Does it look like either of these pics? Bristle worm: Peanut worm: ^Pics i took from my tank a while back.^ __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

05/02/2007, 05:29 PM	#8
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	I'll throw one out. Looks like an Oenone fulgida. A mollusc eating worm. It creates a "web" or ball of mucus to kill its prey then devours it. I had a few that kept wiping out all my snails. Good chance that's what it is if you find snail shells covered in a clear/whitish mucus. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

05/02/2007, 05:46 PM	#9
NightShade00013 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 197