My 2 foot Eunicid Worm

Samw · #1 03-23-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by parkinsn

Thats what i thought as well

"why is there a smoke detector on the wall by the floor", i then reaalized that it is a jetted tub.

Yes, its my bathtub and that's the intake.

Samw · #2 03-24-2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by justinl

Ive always been a fan of annelid worms myself, but I know they can cause problems. congrats on the removal, hope you got the culprit of your tank troubles. I can't remember where I read it, but I've heard of accounts of these worms striking at fish and chopping them in half from the speed and power of their jaws.

There are accounts on the internet of them eating small fish, ricordia, and zoas. Here's a video of one being fed a feeder fish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkUSx...eature=related

It is still in my bucket. Does anyone want it for their tank or sump?

my2rotties · #3 03-24-2009, 05:59 PM

I saw one in the pipes going to my fuge the other day... The lights went on and he was gone... I saw enough to know what it was though. How did you manage to remove this thing? Mine is about 6" long or what I saw of it. I really don't know how I will have the guts to deal with this, but if it is bad for the tank, I better get it out.

no_bs · #4 03-26-2009, 12:42 AM

Beautiful specimen. I would say yes, but our 420g isn't up and running yet. He would be good in my sump(135g). Has anyone heard of them ecsaping?

Scavenger · #5 03-26-2009, 01:28 AM

I heard some clicking from a rock I'm curing in a tote. I figured I had a mantis or pistol shrimp hiding in there. Imagine my surprise to find a 14" eunicid in the trap I placed in the tote! Haven't heard any clicking since. However after a bit of poking the rock with a pencil, I did shake out a bunch of dead little sps frags I paid $7 bucks a pound for!! :P and a couple crabs in trap the next day.
And just to be safe, a trap goes into the tote or curing tank for each and every rock I ever cure! Nice to catch them before they hit the display.

Samw · #6 03-26-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Scavenger

I heard some clicking from a rock I'm curing in a tote. I figured I had a mantis or pistol shrimp hiding in there. Imagine my surprise to find a 14" eunicid in the trap I placed in the tote! Haven't heard any clicking since.

Me too. I thought it might have been a pistol shrimp in my tank for all these years. Now, no more clicking.

Diana · #7 03-26-2009, 03:48 AM

This reminds me of dinner last night. Why you may ask? Raf and I got a nice Cod fillet from the Quay last night for dinner. Fried it up, cut it open, and I proceeded to pull out about a 2 inch worm from inside the fish meat. It was some sort of parasite, burrowed right into the meat of the fish. Needless to say I almost vomited and fainted at the same time. I think I will PASS on eating fish for a while, especially sashimi. shudddder. I cant get the image of it out of my head!