Daemonfly Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Get that out ASAP, and make sure to get the whole thing. Eunice worm. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.htm Link to comment
Angel Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Looks like a eunice worm to me also. Excellent pic of one too. Link to comment
DiverDownBrian Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Any suggestions on how to trap this guy? Link to comment
shaw3029 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 does it actuall have to come out, i read the http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.htm artical and the person who wrote it seems to have kept one in his tank, as he says, im a newbie myself, so i am probly wrong, but from the artical there doesnt seem to be too much harm in leaving it in the tank. if i am wrong though, please educate me... ??? Link to comment
MadTownMax Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 buy it some eagle-eye zooanthids for dinner Link to comment
spark Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Eunice worms are predatory. It is one of the bad bristle worms and if you want to keep your fish alive, you need to remove it. http://www.wamas.org/photos123/showphoto.php/photo/935 "Armed with sharp claws it is known to attack with such speeds that its prey sometimes is sliced in half. Although the worm hunts for food, it is omnivorous." They can grow to be 16" long. They are also called Bobbit worms named after John Bobbit. The female actually will bite off the male sexual organ to feed to its young. Thus "Bobbit" They can pack a pretty mean bite, not to mention their bristles. They are a pain to remove and must be carefully baited at night. Link to comment
oogie Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Originally posted by shaw3029 if i am wrong though, please educate me... ??? Read this! http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm Link to comment
DiverDownBrian Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 One down ... two to go ... these are some fugly worms Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Originally posted by shaw3029 does it actuall have to come out, i read the http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.htm artical and the person who wrote it seems to have kept one in his tank, as he says, im a newbie myself, so i am probly wrong, but from the artical there doesnt seem to be too much harm in leaving it in the tank. if i am wrong though, please educate me... ??? The person who wrote the article is a specialist in sandbeds & invertibrates, so not really a wonder why he's keep a specimen. If you go into his Reefcentral forum section, you'll find he will recommend you remove the worm 99% of the time, unless you really want to keep one. he also said he kept a eunicid worm, which is a group that contains many genus, one being Eunice. Can't be sure which he kept. Link to comment
shaw3029 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 i have indeed been educate, ontop of all that the worm isnt very pretty, i hate to have to remove one myself. enjoy... Link to comment
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