plse help identify

venturareefer · 01/10/2011, 02:35 PM

early this morning i went to my tank and turned on the magnifying glass to check out night time action in my tank.
i saw a snake like animal, just the body, tan in color disappearing into the sand. the part of the body i saw looked similar to a snakes belly but tan colored, i saw it for maybe 2 seconds and then it was gone. i did not see a head or limbs and it was about an eighth of a inch in diameter.
does this sound familiar to anyone?
thanks

mike_cmu04 · 01/10/2011, 03:12 PM

Try to get a picture it will be much easier to identify.

noahm · 01/10/2011, 03:35 PM

sounds like a marine worm of some sort. No chance on a positive ID though with the limited information.

just do some image googling. Try marine ribbon worm, bristle worm, etc.

venturareefer · 01/10/2011, 03:45 PM

i did google ribbon worm, ty. i think that is the right track. i know a pic would help but the probability of that happening is next to nothing. that is why i posted the question!
so, i think ribbon worm is the answer i was looking for ty very much.

israel.kendall · 01/10/2011, 04:29 PM

Hey, try googling eunicid worm as well, they can look similar to a snakes belly.

venturareefer · 01/10/2011, 04:50 PM

i think this is it, googled eunicid worm, as suggested ty, and the pic of the worm came up and i think it is a bobbitt worm
thanks for everyone's help!!

israel.kendall · 01/10/2011, 05:24 PM

Did you read about them? You may want to get rid of it if it's a eunicid worm, they can get very big and aggressive. I have a couple of smaller eunicid worms in my tank that I keep a close eye on. Mine are the rock dwelling kind and have not bothered anything yet, but I have read some accounts of them being quite nasty.

01/10/2011, 02:35 PM	#1
venturareefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	plse help identify early this morning i went to my tank and turned on the magnifying glass to check out night time action in my tank. i saw a snake like animal, just the body, tan in color disappearing into the sand. the part of the body i saw looked similar to a snakes belly but tan colored, i saw it for maybe 2 seconds and then it was gone. i did not see a head or limbs and it was about an eighth of a inch in diameter. does this sound familiar to anyone? thanks

01/10/2011, 03:12 PM	#2
mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	Try to get a picture it will be much easier to identify. __________________ 92 Gallon corner tank, 2-radion gen 2 led lights, 2 mp40's Current Tank Info: 92 Gallon Corner Tank

01/10/2011, 03:45 PM	#4
venturareefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	no possibility of pic i did google ribbon worm, ty. i think that is the right track. i know a pic would help but the probability of that happening is next to nothing. that is why i posted the question! so, i think ribbon worm is the answer i was looking for ty very much.

01/10/2011, 04:50 PM	#6
venturareefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	bobbit worm i think this is it, googled eunicid worm, as suggested ty, and the pic of the worm came up and i think it is a bobbitt worm thanks for everyone's help!!

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01/10/2011, 03:35 PM	#3
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	sounds like a marine worm of some sort. No chance on a positive ID though with the limited information. just do some image googling. Try marine ribbon worm, bristle worm, etc.

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israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	Hey, try googling eunicid worm as well, they can look similar to a snakes belly.

01/10/2011, 05:24 PM	#7
israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	Did you read about them? You may want to get rid of it if it's a eunicid worm, they can get very big and aggressive. I have a couple of smaller eunicid worms in my tank that I keep a close eye on. Mine are the rock dwelling kind and have not bothered anything yet, but I have read some accounts of them being quite nasty.