leslr Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Hey Sahin its almost big enough for you to start training it to be hand fed. Let me know how it goes. leslr. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 sahin, i don't think that's even a worm. if it was though, it would probably be one of those fireworms. ask dr.ron on your cool find Link to comment
Palmetto Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 Ross, your rock looks great!! Bristle worms like the ones Ross is displaying are beneficial to a tank, doing a great job of cleaning up leftover food, even if it is trapped in the substrate or live rock. They are a hidden, under-appreciated part of a healthy tank. That thing Sahin is showing is different. Is that a fireworm Sahin? There are types of bristle worms that will burn you like a stepheaded red child! People have always thought bristle worms killed their clams, fish, etc.- much like people thought maggots killed cows. They are opportunistic feeders of dead stuff for the most part. Some will actually live in a clam and not harm the clam, eating food that filters in and finding protection from fish during the day! That other 14"+ monster scares me, though! Link to comment
Sahin Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 I got Dr Ron to ID a few months back. The specimen you see I no longer have, I simply thought it was too dangerous looking to keep in my tank and took it to the LFS. Afterwards Dr Ron told me its not harmful anyway. He didint tell me the common name but gave me the scientific family name. I know I have at least one more in my tank though. I see it behave and eat the same things as the normal types we see. However these types are way faster at moving and more sensitive to light changes. Link to comment
adinsxq Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 so i'm looking around the tank... oh hey that's a cute little copepod... hmmm maybe i should move the powerhead a little that way...where's that snail i put in yesterday.... HOLY MOTHER OF MUSHROOMS WHAT IS THAT?!?!?! golly sahin, that worm you had has got one freaky head AND I HAVE ONE JUST LIKE THAT STARING AT ME. i'm going to go in the corner and cry now. sigh... nightmares tonight:*( Link to comment
Korbin Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 Sahin, that looks exactly like the one I pulled from my 3 gallon when I first set it up. Except mine was greenish. It was the same length though. (Mine got split in half trying to remove it. whoopsie! ) Link to comment
cmoreash Posted October 29, 2002 Share Posted October 29, 2002 :*( big worms are scary Link to comment
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