HELP UNKNOWN WORM THING!

[Azilla]

www.phatkids.net/dunno.zip

[Azilla]

here are some pics HELP!!!!!!!!!

[christyf5]

Its hard to tell. It sort of looks like a scaleworm to me. They're good. If you still have it in a container see if you can take a pic of it laying flat.

Christy :)

[Azilla]

www.phatkids.net/worm.JPG

[christyf5]

Yup, scaleworm. Good stuff!! :biggrin:

Christy :)

[Azilla]

what does it do???? Purpose? :eek:

[christyf5]

double post, see below :rolleyes:

[christyf5]

Beats me, I guess they just do worm stuff :wink: I find them all the time on nets and wharf pilings and stuff. They may eat algae, they may eat smaller organisms like copepods and stuff. I have no idea but I was told they were good when I found one in my tank.

Christy :)

This is the one I had:


http://www3.telus.net/seamonkey68/thething.jpg

From Dr. Ron:

"It appears to be a scale worm - probably in the family Polynoidae, Class Polychaeta, Phylum Annelida.

See another example here (http://www.rshimek.com/odd_critters.htm#Scale%20worms)

Most of these animals are predatory on small bugs (amphipods, ostracodes) or scavengers. Probably harmless in a reef tank. "

[Coldwater]

They look loke underwater catapillars.

Matt

[Quinn]

That's nifty. :cool:

[AJ_77]

Yes, nifty - looks like one of those many toxic things that causes problems when it gets chopped to bits in your Tunze stream...

:confused: