llama roadkill Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Found a very long worm on some new live rock, and I can't find an ID on it. It's long, pink, and has lots of tentacles coming off of it. I'm pretty sure it's not a bristleworm. Pic of its body. Thanks, Jacob Link to comment
llama roadkill Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm thinking that it might be a Syllidae? Link to comment
llama roadkill Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think your right I need to get it out, right? Link to comment
patback Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 From chucks addiction.com The Syllidae - The syllids are a large and diverse group of active worms which are mostly found creeping over sponges, ascidians, hydroids, bryozoa and algae or burrowing in the surface layers of silt and are common in protected sandbanks. They pierce the skin of these sedentary animals and pump out the juice. They are common in shallow water forms, and tend to be numerous on hard substrates and soft-bottom sediments. In other words, I personally would chuck it. Link to comment
llama roadkill Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 From chucks addiction.com The Syllidae - The syllids are a large and diverse group of active worms which are mostly found creeping over sponges, ascidians, hydroids, bryozoa and algae or burrowing in the surface layers of silt and are common in protected sandbanks. They pierce the skin of these sedentary animals and pump out the juice. They are common in shallow water forms, and tend to be numerous on hard substrates and soft-bottom sediments. In other words, I personally would chuck it. Well damn. I tried getting it out last night, but I'll try again. Any ideas on how to catch it? Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 As payback said Most are predators of barnacles sponges and cnidarians but a few prey on diatoms and some are also surface feeding detrivores, in my opinion if you haven't had any damage yet, you may never have any issues. How long has it been since new live rock or frags? Link to comment
keydiver Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'd personally chuck it. If you can get to the rock without damaging anything else, that'd be my first move. Otherwise, you can wait until it climbs out of the rockwork and try to snag it with some tweezers. I doubt a bristleworm trap would be effective since they're not generally detrivores. One more suggestion. If you know where it tends to hole up, i'd try boiling some water and spot treating the hole with a syringe Link to comment
rone_kevin66 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Why kill something that hasn't done anything Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Why kill something that hasn't done anything exactly!!!!!!! I always hate it when countless innocent animals are killed in our setups ( well not mine but you get the point) and we don't consider that careless reef keeping. If the destruction and waste of innocent animals is not careless, what is it? Link to comment
TheElysia Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Innocent until proven guilty....sure it's not that pretty, but it could be keeping detritus under control a bit. Unless it's doing the "juice sucking" thing out of a prize coral, it should be fine in there, but it's your choice. Link to comment
rone_kevin66 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yep I hear that. I've had an nice size Aiptasia in my tank since oct. Hasn't mover or reproduced just keeps till its self. Link to comment
patback Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I personally look at it as a bug problem in a house. Sure, if you find a spider or something in your house a lot of people just let them outside, but in a tank that is neither practical or legal. Next step from that is to exterminate it unless you are okay with living with them. Link to comment
keydiver Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 exactly!!!!!!! I always hate it when countless innocent animals are killed in our setups ( well not mine but you get the point) and we don't consider that careless reef keeping. If the destruction and waste of innocent animals is not careless, what is it? I think we can make an educated guess about the habits of certain hitchhiking species based off of extensive research and observation in the field and lab, it's not an execution of innocence. It comes down to whether or not you're willing to risk the well-being of the other animals that hold value in your system. I'm all for pest tanks but many people on here barely have the resources to keep a successful reef tank, so simply saying "just throw it in your pest tank" isn't really a cure-all statement. Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yep I hear that. I've had an nice size Aiptasia in my tank since oct. Hasn't mover or reproduced just keeps till its self. mine don't spread unless I force them to , I do it by tugging the polyp lightly until the white "guts" are ejected then I'll get tons of babies.I personally look at it as a bug problem in a house. Sure, if you find a spider or something in your house a lot of people just let them outside, but in a tank that is neither practical or legal. Next step from that is to exterminate it unless you are okay with living with them. I just feed them spiders to the lizards, or place little ones on the plants pots to eat the fungus gnats and preserve my cacti. But I do get the point your trying to get at, of them being pests. we need to actually reacearch more individual species and give out better ways to id the bad vs the good. I think we can make an educated guess about the habits of certain hitchhiking species based off of extensive research and observation in the field and lab, it's not an execution of innocence. It comes down to whether or not you're willing to risk the well-being of the other animals that hold value in your system. I'm all for pest tanks but many people on here barely have the resources to keep a successful reef tank, so simply saying "just throw it in your pest tank" isn't really a cure-all statement. true but if llama has had wormy in there for many months and he has never been bad, wormy deserves benefit of the doubt Link to comment
llama roadkill Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 mine don't spread unless I force them to , I do it by tugging the polyp lightly until the white "guts" are ejected then I'll get tons of babies. I just feed them spiders to the lizards, or place little ones on the plants pots to eat the fungus gnats and preserve my cacti. But I do get the point your trying to get at, of them being pests. we need to actually reacearch more individual species and give out better ways to id the bad vs the good. true but if llama has had wormy in there for many months and he has never been bad, wormy deserves benefit of the doubt Thought I'd update. Added a clown goby a week or two ago, worm did not like him. I took it out as soon as I could. Shame, too, as I would have loved a worm like that in the tank. Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thought I'd update. Added a clown goby a week or two ago, worm did not like him. I took it out as soon as I could. Shame, too, as I would have loved a worm like that in the tank. what has become of the worm and what did he do to the goby? Link to comment
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