Weird Please help ID

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 07:32 PM

I was stareing at my LR (again) and this weird brown and white worm poked out. As soon as I turned the light on he disappeared. He looks really long round and he is reddish brown and white almost clear. Theres also these tiny bugs running around in the rock. What could they be? I' think the bug is some kind of pod but I've never seen a worm like this before. Anyone have any ideas. I'm sorry I can't get a pick it runs when I turn on the light or shine a flashlight in his general direction.

chaseracing · 08/31/2006, 07:35 PM

The bugs are most likely copepods which is a good thing.

The worm can be a myriad of things. Does it extend out and retract quickly when the glass is tapped? Any visible legs?

-=E=-

rodgod20 · 08/31/2006, 07:36 PM

Probably a peanut worm...I have a bunch of them....they are good

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 07:42 PM

It almost looks like he's retreating into himself. He seems very long. I know I have a brisle worm in there and there was a weird black and gold bug in there I've only seen him once. I'm not sure where he is now or even what he is. The worm doesn't have any legs. He looks like a striped worm. lol. Theres a white thing in there too, he looks like several worms tangled up. All I can see are tentacle looking things. lol. All this stuff keeps popping out. It's fun finding new stuff but frustrating when you don't know what it is. Or know if it's good or bad.

dc · 08/31/2006, 07:47 PM

Sounds like a peanut worm to me too! Check out Melev's id page.

http://melevsreef.com/id/

everl0ng · 08/31/2006, 07:48 PM

yeah, i have a lot of those in one certain rock. they are peanut worms because that is how i explained it for an i.d. lol

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 07:56 PM

lol, Too funny. I can't find it on Melves page. As long as he's good I'm ok. I don't want to leave him if he is going to harm any of my future corals. I go to Melve's page often to make sure theres nothhing bad in my tank. Any ideas about the black and gold bug or the elusive tentacles peeking out of a crevice in my rock?

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 09:36 PM

This is the worm my girls talking about hope it helps!

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 09:38 PM

and another

dblanton · 08/31/2006, 09:43 PM

Ty

demonsp · 08/31/2006, 10:31 PM

yea peanut worm lol .

drillsar · 08/31/2006, 11:00 PM

i seen I think a baby bristle worm today first time I seen one kind of weird during the day to.

dblanton · 09/01/2006, 06:46 AM

I have a couple of bristle worms. My tank is only in week 2 of it's cycle so I wasnt expecting anything to be poking it's head out. lol. As long a Iknow what he is I'm good.

dc · 09/01/2006, 07:17 AM

Well your rock looks like it's been cured already, so there's probably all kinds of fun things in there.

Peanut worms, they all vary in color and stripes.

dblanton · 09/01/2006, 08:05 AM

thats what mine looks like. There was a weird black and gold bug on it too. No one seems to know what he is.

Travis L. Stevens · 09/01/2006, 08:12 AM

Definitely a Peanut Worm

The "bugs" on your rocks could be a number of things, but the three that come to mind are Copepods, Isopods, and Amphipods.

dblanton · 09/01/2006, 08:27 AM

Cool thanks.

Sk8r · 09/01/2006, 10:39 AM

Harmful worms are so very rare you may want to go to an ID site and learn the few that you DOn't want in your tank: the eunice and oenone worms. We've been taught from childhood that worms are dirty and ucky, but they're good, hard workers. Just don't touch the bristly ones and you'll be fine, and so will your tank.

dblanton · 09/01/2006, 10:52 AM

Ttrust me I wont be touching any worms. lol.

drillsar · 09/01/2006, 11:52 AM

Always use gloves when working on tank.

08/31/2006, 07:32 PM	#1
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	Weird Please help ID I was stareing at my LR (again) and this weird brown and white worm poked out. As soon as I turned the light on he disappeared. He looks really long round and he is reddish brown and white almost clear. Theres also these tiny bugs running around in the rock. What could they be? I' think the bug is some kind of pod but I've never seen a worm like this before. Anyone have any ideas. I'm sorry I can't get a pick it runs when I turn on the light or shine a flashlight in his general direction. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 07:35 PM	#2
chaseracing Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 1,208	The bugs are most likely copepods which is a good thing. The worm can be a myriad of things. Does it extend out and retract quickly when the glass is tapped? Any visible legs? -=E=- __________________ I want my dog's life. Current Tank Info: 150gal RR Oceanic - (3) 250w. ReefLux 12K, (2) 96w PC 50/50, (3) Tunze 6025 modded, (3) Tunze 6045's, ASM G3, MRC-1, Melev F sump/fuge, all run off of an Aquacontroller Jr. Mixed Reef w/ lots of Fish and not enough rock.

08/31/2006, 07:36 PM	#3
rodgod20 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 459	Probably a peanut worm...I have a bunch of them....they are good __________________ "If your going through hell, Keep going" -Winston ChurchHill- Current Tank Info: 65G (90lbs of LR, CSS125, ATO,Oceans Motions, 33x turnover) LPS tank

08/31/2006, 07:42 PM	#4
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	It almost looks like he's retreating into himself. He seems very long. I know I have a brisle worm in there and there was a weird black and gold bug in there I've only seen him once. I'm not sure where he is now or even what he is. The worm doesn't have any legs. He looks like a striped worm. lol. Theres a white thing in there too, he looks like several worms tangled up. All I can see are tentacle looking things. lol. All this stuff keeps popping out. It's fun finding new stuff but frustrating when you don't know what it is. Or know if it's good or bad. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 07:47 PM	#5
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Sounds like a peanut worm to me too! Check out Melev's id page. http://melevsreef.com/id/ __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

08/31/2006, 07:48 PM	#6
everl0ng Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lima, OH Posts: 782	yeah, i have a lot of those in one certain rock. they are peanut worms because that is how i explained it for an i.d. lol __________________ Nick Kohrn Current Tank Info: Mixed NC24

08/31/2006, 07:56 PM	#7
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	lol, Too funny. I can't find it on Melves page. As long as he's good I'm ok. I don't want to leave him if he is going to harm any of my future corals. I go to Melve's page often to make sure theres nothhing bad in my tank. Any ideas about the black and gold bug or the elusive tentacles peeking out of a crevice in my rock? __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 09:36 PM	#8
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	This is the worm my girls talking about hope it helps! __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 09:38 PM	#9
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	and another __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 09:43 PM	#10
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	Ty __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

08/31/2006, 10:31 PM	#11
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	yea peanut worm lol .

08/31/2006, 11:00 PM	#12
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	i seen I think a baby bristle worm today first time I seen one kind of weird during the day to.

09/01/2006, 06:46 AM	#13
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	I have a couple of bristle worms. My tank is only in week 2 of it's cycle so I wasnt expecting anything to be poking it's head out. lol. As long a Iknow what he is I'm good. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

09/01/2006, 07:17 AM	#14
dc Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 44,684	Well your rock looks like it's been cured already, so there's probably all kinds of fun things in there. Peanut worms, they all vary in color and stripes. __________________ Debi ~60 Cube~ Why? Because I said so of course. -Sent via Tapatalk Smoke Signals-

09/01/2006, 08:05 AM	#15
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	thats what mine looks like. There was a weird black and gold bug on it too. No one seems to know what he is. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

09/01/2006, 08:12 AM	#16
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Definitely a Peanut Worm The "bugs" on your rocks could be a number of things, but the three that come to mind are Copepods, Isopods, and Amphipods. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/01/2006, 08:27 AM	#17
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	Cool thanks. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

09/01/2006, 10:39 AM	#18
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Harmful worms are so very rare you may want to go to an ID site and learn the few that you DOn't want in your tank: the eunice and oenone worms. We've been taught from childhood that worms are dirty and ucky, but they're good, hard workers. Just don't touch the bristly ones and you'll be fine, and so will your tank. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/01/2006, 10:52 AM	#19
dblanton Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 150	Ttrust me I wont be touching any worms. lol. __________________ Thanks!!! Ren 13 Gal Nano Live Rock 2 Common Clowns 150 Gal Cichlid Tank/36 Gal Cichlid Tank/60 Gal Frontosa Tank Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Cichlid/36 Gal Cichlid/60 Gal Cichlid/13 Gal Nano/Working on setting up a new Salt Water Tank

09/01/2006, 11:52 AM	#20
drillsar Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 2,838	Always use gloves when working on tank.