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01-13-2006, 06:37 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Nov 2005
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|  Scary Worm Creature on LR
Hello All,
Well I got my first fish a couple days ago and he is doing great! Getting him a buddy tonight!  Of course, after purchasing him I discovered this worm like creature sticking out of my live rock (only comes out when light is off) I wasn't able to take a pic nor locate anything similar online, although I was searching under worm, but not sure if it is actually a form of worm.
Its probably 1-2 cm diameter and stretched anywhere from 1-2 inches, looked a dark blue/black or gray, with two blue rings towards the head area. The end or mouth seemed to turn in words, then push back out (pretty gross to watch) when it pushed itself back out, these looked to be red tentacles would stick out in a circle fashion then go back in.
I am concerned that he might harm my tank mates...does ANYONE have any ideas of what the heck this thing is...if it is dangerous, how to get rid of it...its just so scary looking!!
Can someone point me in the right direction?
(Its isn't a feather duster, thats all that kept coming up online) _________ 20 Gallon Reef Tank
Berlin System
15lbs Live Rock w/ Live Sand
Coralife Lunar Aqualight
(1x Actinic and 1x 10,000K, 2x 3/4W Blue LEDs)
2 False Percula Clownfish * Blue/Green Reef Chromis * Fire Shrimp * 1 Halloween Hermit Crabs *
2 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs * 4 Turbo Snails * 5 Bumblebee Snails
Green Star Polyps * Yellow Polyps * Pink Eyed Zoanthids * Branching Green Hammer Coral *
Hawaiian Feather Duster
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01-13-2006, 07:05 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Try searching for spaghetti worm. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php
There are many types of invertebrates that live in and around the rock. Most are harmless. http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/mai.../faq_rock3.htm
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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01-13-2006, 09:04 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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Originally Posted by dancin_trancy Its probably 1-2 cm diameter and stretched anywhere from 1-2 inches, looked a dark blue/black or gray, with two blue rings towards the head area. The end or mouth seemed to turn in words, then push back out (pretty gross to watch) when it pushed itself back out, these looked to be red tentacles would stick out in a circle fashion then go back in.
| Dead giveaway peanut worm
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125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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01-13-2006, 11:58 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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i have one, heard they are beneficial. yikes, peanuts!
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Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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01-16-2006, 05:08 AM
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| | Pajama Cardinal
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most worms in the aquarium are harmless to fish prolly about 99% of them there are only a couple but are very rare that you get harmful ones heres a site with some commonly found marine worms http://www.mesa.edu.au/friends/seashores/worms.html
spaghetti worm these guys can multiply fast and are great scavageners for left over food ive had them with red and white tentacles http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php _________ karla  75 gall, 80 lbs sand, 110 lb lr, 10k pcs, atinics, emperor 400, prizm skimmer, hagen and maxi jet powerheads | |
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