jamesj525 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 This thing is nasty looking and pretty big. I'm guessing it's a fire worm, though I'm hazy on the difference between good and bad ones. I think I'm gonna flush it cuz it's just too big for my nano. Anyway, if any one knows exactly what it is, please let me know. Thanks, JJ Link to comment
Friskaburger Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Eurythoe Complanata? If it is, it's toxic, so it wouldn't be the most ideal thing in ur tank... =) I don't know if it is one tho, but it looks like it. Link to comment
jamesj525 Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'm thinking bearded fireworm. There's a nice description here: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=292 Looks like they're bristles will cause pain, but nothing serious. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder... Link to comment
jamesj525 Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 I just got the skinny from Liverocks.com (those guys are great!). It's a South Atlantic bristle worm. Good detritus eater but best kept in the fuge not the reef its self. So there you go! Link to comment
Friskaburger Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Where's your LR from? That'd help the ID alot. Link to comment
ebin Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I have one that looks similar to your but have no id for it. I am not too concearned with him as I have seen nothing damaged in my tank. My only concearn is when I do maitnence on the tank i will brush up against him. Link to comment
jamesj525 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Share Posted February 3, 2005 Sorry, my last post wasn't too clear. The rock is from Liverocks.com - it's aquacultured from the florida keys. I emailed those guys and they identified it as a south atlantic bristle worm. They said it was good for detritus eating, but that they had seen one eat small soft polyps so it was best kept in a refugium. Anyway, hope this helps if anyone else has one. JJ Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Dont pet it, eat it! Yum! Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 LOL no- just becase I speak some nihongo doesnt mean I'm asian! Link to comment
jamesj525 Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 I spent all night dreaming about it... My daughter tried to pet it and my dog tried to eat it. You guys satisfied? Link to comment
flickj79 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 that thing looks freaking cool though doesn't it Link to comment
Pinrod Urkish Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 yea cool like dog poo on the side walk Link to comment
Sergeant-G Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 pinrod- mmmmmmmmm snickers Link to comment
Kogut Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 It's about as cool to me as it will be to you when you pick it up w/ your bare hands and put it down your pants. Haha. I hate them. Little ones I can tollerate, but if it's the size that I can nab it w/ chopsticks, it's gone. Luckily I haven't seen a single one in my new tank. Link to comment
shanebeall Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I'd say it was correctly identified as Eurythoe Complanata,or some type of fireworm. It doesn't look like a normal bristleworm to me. A really good way to tell...most fireworms are diurnal, where as most bristleworms are nocturnal. Is this guy active a ton during the day? They have natural defenses, so no one really messes with them. I just pulled one out of my tank and touched it (don't do that). I'd get rid of it if you are keeping any soft corals. They'll even eat sun polyps and other hard corals, and if they can catch them, fish, starfish. Or actually, they'll pretty much eat anything they can catch. On a side note, you could setup a small tank for it, get some other ones, and feed them starfish. They'll all swarm at the same time. Kind of cool. Link to comment
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