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deep6er
10-22-2005, 04:56 AM
tonight i was cleaning my tank and fixing the skimmer and saw a small worm like thing. It was about 1/2 an inch and had yellow tenticles coming out of it. it moved like a worm too.
Has anyone seen this sort of thing?
This is the best pic i could take of it sorry
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b236/wcdave/worm.jpg
TNTCanada
10-22-2005, 05:05 AM
It's hard to tell by the pic it could be a bristle worm. Does it have hair like bristles along the sides?

Cheers
Tyler
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:10 AM
no not that i can see
It has dug into the substrate and cant see it any more
TNTCanada
10-22-2005, 05:14 AM
Take a look at this it might be it.

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/picture_pages/faq_terebellid.html

Cheers
Tyler
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:17 AM
I cant see that picture verry well but i did a search on that and found this. It looks just like this but with yellow tenticles
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/sertc/images/photo%20gallery/Amphitrite%20ornata.jpg
TNTCanada
10-22-2005, 05:21 AM
Try this one bottem pic

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:27 AM
yay
Its a hair worm and i guess they are good for my tank


thanks so much
TNTCanada
10-22-2005, 05:27 AM
Here's another pic

http://www.corallibrary.info/showphoto.php?photo=679
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:32 AM
no that is not it
I think it has to be the hair worm
TNTCanada
10-22-2005, 05:33 AM
http://www.imagequest3d.com/catalogue/macromarine/pages/n016_jpg.htm
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:37 AM
well that kinda looks like it but did not have as big of a cluster of tentacles
deep6er
10-22-2005, 05:39 AM
im sure its the hair worm
im going to wait till morning to dig it out and try to get a better picture of it
Thanks for your help.
geopod
10-22-2005, 06:35 AM
I think what you found might be a spaghetti worm.Check out the net on spaghetti worms.I am sure you will have you answer.As the main body is pinkish red with long tentacles.I have loads of these in my sand bed and rocks.I even took pics while it was spawning.
The pic that TNT showed you thats the tentacles sticking out looking for food.But the main body stays in the sand bed or rock wherever it decides to live.Saltwaterconnections in Wpg sells them for $6 a piece.


george
andresont
10-22-2005, 11:12 AM
Here's another pic

http://www.corallibrary.info/showphoto.php?photo=679
Boy what a graite site man !
I love this !