View Full Version : 5 foot Bristle worm discovered in a 40g tank
Basile
10-16-2013, 11:51 AM
This video may change your persecption about these guys it changed mine.
look;
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=6009
IanWR
10-16-2013, 01:33 PM
It's both really neat and horrifyingly disgusting. Probably the former in anyone else's tank, and the latter in any of mine. :)
- Ian
Basile
10-16-2013, 01:43 PM
It's both really neat and horrifyingly disgusting. Probably the former in anyone else's tank, and the latter in any of mine. :)
- Ian
Its a good thing they are rare but you never know if your the lucky one lol. Beside this guy was able to hide for years in a 40G, imagine in a 200G or bigger whats in there lol.GLOVES GLOVES for God sake lol.
Dearth
10-16-2013, 01:47 PM
I am no fan of worms whether they be beneficial or not but that one oddly fascinated and terrified me at the same time. Termination with extreme predujice is not enough IMO
daplatapus
10-16-2013, 02:03 PM
I found this guy in my tank yesterday, no where near as big, but I was pretty creeped out at the size of it. What's funny is I never saw him before this.
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x353/daplatapus/2013-10-14165334_zps22e21a32.jpg (http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/daplatapus/media/2013-10-14165334_zps22e21a32.jpg.html)
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x353/daplatapus/2013-10-14165318_zps3f232721.jpg (http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/daplatapus/media/2013-10-14165318_zps3f232721.jpg.html)
The Guy
10-16-2013, 02:43 PM
There not the most appealing to look at but in a weird way kinda cool at the same time, I got them in my tanks. They are considered part of the clean up crew. To me they are all part what's in the wild and have a purpose so I leave them be. :mmph:
Coasting
10-16-2013, 02:47 PM
but that giant guy is still a different species then the ones we typically find in our tanks. Just look at the head of that thing.
Coral Hoarder
10-16-2013, 03:07 PM
i saw jls employies putt out on of thoes thiungs from a live rock ship ment it was a few inches long LOL
mrhasan
10-16-2013, 04:08 PM
The one is the video is a bobbit worm; a completely different "killer worm". They hide in caves/sand till a prey passes them and they just grab it at lighting speed; bristle can't do that :lol:
Bloodasp
10-16-2013, 05:50 PM
Found this in my tank a month ago. Funny thing is my tank has been up for 2 years. Nothing has been added for over a year and I dismantled all the rockwork 6 months ago. It's roughly 3 feet long.
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