Leary about droppin this worm in...

JRistau81 · 06/28/2006, 12:23 AM

Hey all,
I know the chance of getting a bad worm in your tank are very slim, but I am not sure whether to put this guy in or not. It hitchiked on a rather large coral I just bought and fell off when I removed the coral from a the drip acclimation bucket. It does not look like your average small bristle worm. It's about 6" or longer, so its a big guy and about .5 - 1cm wide. the legs are yellowish. It does not have the typical half red half black of my bristleworms, its a solid grayish color with kindof a red border around the outside of the body. I can't get a pic tonight but would like to put it in. I have never seen a worm this big and my tank and know the nasty little things can be super beneficial.

Jarrid

P.S - Yes I know a pic would help

melev · 06/28/2006, 12:31 AM

You could put it in your sump or refugium for now. I've had some large ones like that, and trust me, they grow larger.

JRistau81 · 06/28/2006, 01:07 AM

Well right now he is in a bucket. He is going to be difficult to get out of my large crowded sump if he is ok, so in this bucket he will remain until I can get a picture I guess.

06/28/2006, 12:23 AM	#1
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	Leary about droppin this worm in... Hey all, I know the chance of getting a bad worm in your tank are very slim, but I am not sure whether to put this guy in or not. It hitchiked on a rather large coral I just bought and fell off when I removed the coral from a the drip acclimation bucket. It does not look like your average small bristle worm. It's about 6" or longer, so its a big guy and about .5 - 1cm wide. the legs are yellowish. It does not have the typical half red half black of my bristleworms, its a solid grayish color with kindof a red border around the outside of the body. I can't get a pic tonight but would like to put it in. I have never seen a worm this big and my tank and know the nasty little things can be super beneficial. Jarrid P.S - Yes I know a pic would help __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?

06/28/2006, 01:07 AM	#3
JRistau81 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 264	Well right now he is in a bucket. He is going to be difficult to get out of my large crowded sump if he is ok, so in this bucket he will remain until I can get a picture I guess. __________________ I like pigs. Dogs look up to us; cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill Current Tank Info: 150 gallon, 2 Hamilton 400w 14K Metal halide, Red Sea Berlin Skimmer (Don't scoff, it works well), 150-200 lbs LR, 50 lbs LS, 100 lbs Southdown...anything else?

06/28/2006, 12:31 AM	#2
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	You could put it in your sump or refugium for now. I've had some large ones like that, and trust me, they grow larger.