WV Reefer's 12 Gallon Long and Dirty: Home of The Worm

[debbeach13]

So sorry for your loss.

[patback]

Sorry to hear. 😞 my mom just had to put her dog down too. It's always rough. 

[seabass]

My sister-in-law lost her dachshund this year too (probably around that same age). That dog was very sweet, but also super strong-willed.  They miss her very much.  Sorry, it's so hard losing dogs and cats.  They become such big parts of our families.  That was a nice tribute.

[ECLS Reefer]

Nooooooo!!! Poor baby 😞. 
 

Hang in there girl!

[WV Reefer]

Can’t believe I haven’t posted in this thread since July.
 

No fish updates but here’s a couple cat pics:

 

Link

 

 

Zelda

 

 

 

 

[FISHnChix]

Nice tree . I KNEW you had the holiday spirit!😊😆

[WV Reefer]

7 minutes ago, FISHnChix said:

Nice tree . I KNEW you had the holiday spirit!😊😆

I can’t have a regular tree with those two so the Charlie Brown had to do   😄

[spectra]

2 minutes ago, WV Reefer said:

I can’t have a regular tree with those two so the Charlie Brown had to do   😄

[FISHnChix]

1 hour ago, WV Reefer said:

I can’t have a regular tree with those two so the Charlie Brown had to do   😄

I mean it's kinda perfect though

[Tamberav]

I don't even know how that little tree is still standing tbh... that red ball screams cat toy in this house!

[WV Reefer]

This tank has pretty much been taken over by the worm. There are still no fish, only a few crabs, cucumbers, bivalves and dusters. All of the beautiful macro that end up growing are promptly eaten by the worm and he is getting huge! 
 

Such a pretty worm though:

 

 

[ml86743]

That thing creeps me out.  Colors are pretty amazing though. 

[Nano sapiens]

10 hours ago, WV Reefer said:

This tank has pretty much been taken over by the worm. There are still no fish, only a few crabs, cucumbers, bivalves and dusters. All of the beautiful macro that end up growing are promptly eaten by the worm and he is getting huge! 
 

Such a pretty worm though:

 

 

 

At least you see yours, but it's a glutton, I've only seen mine once, but at least it hasn't eaten any corals (or any other animals).  There's something like 150 species in the family ranging from relatively benign planktivores herbivores all the way up to pure ravenous carnivores.

[ml86743]

2 minutes ago, Nano sapiens said:

 

At least you see yours, but it's a glutton, I've only seen mine once, but at least it hasn't eaten any corals (or any other animals).  There's something like 150 species in the family ranging from relatively benign planktivores all the way up to pure ravenous carnivores.

You have one in the legendary 12g!!?  

[WV Reefer]

7 minutes ago, Nano sapiens said:

 

At least you see yours, but it's a glutton, I've only seen mine once, but at least it hasn't eaten any corals (or any other animals).  There's something like 150 species in the family ranging from relatively benign planktivores all the way up to pure ravenous carnivores.

He seems to be a vegan. I’ve tried to get him to eat algae that I offer but he prefers only the pretty macros in the tank. 

 

23 minutes ago, ml86743 said:

That thing creeps me out.  Colors are pretty amazing though. 

He’s a creep for sure but a pretty creep. 

[ml86743]

Just now, WV Reefer said:

He seems to be a vegan. I’ve tried to get him to eat algae that I offer but he prefers only the pretty macros in the tank. 

 

He’s a creep for sure but a pretty creep. 

These are the guys with those giant pincers right? Dudes like the Alaskan Bull Worm from spongebob. 

 

[WV Reefer]

4 minutes ago, ml86743 said:

These are the guys with those giant pincers right? Dudes like the Alaskan Bull Worm from spongebob. 

 

I think of it more like the graboids from the movie tremors:

 

[ml86743]

Yep.  Thats more like it 🤣 

[patback]

1 hour ago, WV Reefer said:

I think of it more like the graboids from the movie tremors:

 

You're showing your age. Stick with the SpongeBob reference. 

[PJPS]

On 12/18/2022 at 8:44 PM, WV Reefer said:

Can’t believe I haven’t posted in this thread since July.
 

No fish updates but here’s a couple cat pics:

 

Link

 

 

Zelda

 

 

 

 

Adorable 😍😍

[PJPS]

4 hours ago, WV Reefer said:

This tank has pretty much been taken over by the worm. There are still no fish, only a few crabs, cucumbers, bivalves and dusters. All of the beautiful macro that end up growing are promptly eaten by the worm and he is getting huge! 
 

Such a pretty worm though:

 

 

That thing is awesome.  Too freaky for a sissy like me, but I’m kinda tempted depending on care requirements.  Never seen a eunice worm for sale though…

 

bivalves, hermits, worms, I like your style🍻

[Nano sapiens]

8 hours ago, ml86743 said:

You have one in the legendary 12g!!?  

 

 

Only pic I have of the little beastie...

 

[Snow_Phoenix]

I used to have a small iridescent one in one of my nanos long ago. They're actually kinda cool. 😊

[WV Reefer]

6 hours ago, PJPS said:

That thing is awesome.  Too freaky for a sissy like me, but I’m kinda tempted depending on care requirements.  Never seen a eunice worm for sale though…

 

bivalves, hermits, worms, I like your style🍻

They are very cool creatures to watch.  I had another one when I first started reefing. 
 

 

[WV Reefer]

30 minutes ago, Snow_Phoenix said:

I used to have a small iridescent one in one of my nanos long ago. They're actually kinda cool. 😊

Very cool to watch. I need to set up my GoPro to catch what he does.
He’s very meticulous about cleaning his area. I’ve seen him stick his butt out of the entrance to poop  😂