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cmiani2002 · 11/23/2006, 12:53 AM

I posted the samepic on the invertebrate forum too...

What is this worm??
is it a worm?
It extends out of LR, and seems like it feeds thru a "mouth' at the tip.
As soon as the light goes on it retracts....sems to be 2 inch long.

Pic is a bit blurry, but the wormis right in the middle of it

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5.../100_15111.jpg

drummereef · 11/23/2006, 12:55 AM

Looks to be a bristleworm (pick is rather blurry though). They are good. No problems.

cmiani2002 · 11/23/2006, 12:59 AM

highlighted the "worm"

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...00_15111-1.jpg

cmiani2002 · 11/23/2006, 01:02 AM

i think bristleworm are mobile...this thing extends from LR and retract, but doesn't roam

lorawalters13 · 11/23/2006, 08:48 AM

Looks like it might be a peanut worm

leoskee · 11/23/2006, 09:00 AM

Definitely a peanut worm. They go by another name. They extend out from holes in the live rock and pick up detritus that is around their area. Ive seen mine actually scrapping the lr.

I learned first hand why they are called peanut worms when I dropped a piece of lr and it cracked. Out rolled a peanut looking mass. It had a very touch skin. I held it for a minute and it suddenly expanded about 4 times its length.

Paintbug · 11/23/2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by lorawalters13
Looks like it might be a peanut worm

yep. Sipunculan AKA Peanut Worm. good guy to have in the tank.
http://www.ronshimek.com/Animal%20Gr...ipunculans.htm

cmiani2002 · 11/23/2006, 04:41 PM

Thanks everyone for the reply.

It is great to see how much help some newbie like me can get in here!!!

J. Montgomery · 11/23/2006, 07:20 PM

Peanut worms are pretty cool to watch if you have a red light. I have one thats easily 10x larger than all my other peanut worms (I've seen it extend ~8 inches from the rock) and its about the size of a pencil, most of my other ones are pretty slim.

11/23/2006, 12:53 AM	#1
cmiani2002 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 74	ID this I posted the samepic on the invertebrate forum too... What is this worm?? is it a worm? It extends out of LR, and seems like it feeds thru a "mouth' at the tip. As soon as the light goes on it retracts....sems to be 2 inch long. Pic is a bit blurry, but the wormis right in the middle of it http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5.../100_15111.jpg

11/23/2006, 12:55 AM	#2
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Looks to be a bristleworm (pick is rather blurry though). They are good. No problems. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

11/23/2006, 09:00 AM	#6
leoskee Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ/NY Posts: 371	Definitely a peanut worm. They go by another name. They extend out from holes in the live rock and pick up detritus that is around their area. Ive seen mine actually scrapping the lr. I learned first hand why they are called peanut worms when I dropped a piece of lr and it cracked. Out rolled a peanut looking mass. It had a very touch skin. I held it for a minute and it suddenly expanded about 4 times its length. __________________ ~Little Fish in a Big Pond~

11/23/2006, 07:20 PM	#9
J. Montgomery Mouth Pipetting Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 6,278	Peanut worms are pretty cool to watch if you have a red light. I have one thats easily 10x larger than all my other peanut worms (I've seen it extend ~8 inches from the rock) and its about the size of a pencil, most of my other ones are pretty slim. __________________ Josh

11/23/2006, 12:59 AM	#3
cmiani2002 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 74	highlighted the "worm" http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...00_15111-1.jpg

11/23/2006, 01:02 AM	#4
cmiani2002 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 74	i think bristleworm are mobile...this thing extends from LR and retract, but doesn't roam

11/23/2006, 08:48 AM	#5
lorawalters13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: west Tennessee Posts: 399	Looks like it might be a peanut worm

11/23/2006, 04:41 PM	#8
cmiani2002 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 74	Thanks everyone for the reply. It is great to see how much help some newbie like me can get in here!!!