Worm for Reefraf

[Samw]

Kind of small compared to the monsters you guys have.


http://www.hyperdream.com/~samw/reef/BristleWorm/133-3323_img_std.jpg

[BC_Grl]

wow Sam that is a HUGE sucker! :shock:

[StirCrazy]

and its mad :wink: Sam, I dar ya to take a pic of you holding it in your hand :wink: 8)

Steve

[Samw]

Do they bite? :) I haven't actually been doing too much reading on these guys.

[StirCrazy]

see all thoes hairs along his boddy? they don;t call them fire worms for nothing.. they will stick in ya and burn and itch..

Steve

[BC_Grl]

that's why they're called BRISTLE worms. :D We have some in our tank and they're ugly creatures (sorry if there's a worm police hehe).

[Samw]

Ah, so those bristles aren't just for show. :)

[Aquattro]

And some CAN bite!! Nice one....bring it along to the meeting and I'll give it a good home!

[smokinreefer]

it's just a baby!! :shock: :wink:

[canadawest]

Yeah compared to some of the ones in my tank it is just a baby. Looks like a couple I have in my 'fuge.

I might possibly have one of the largest local captive guy in my display tank. You should hear my wife say "Holy #!$#, look at the size of this one... ewww, it's so gross!" :?

He's no kidding the thickness of my little finger, and I can only guess his length as I've never seen him fully out of the rock he lives in. You can spot him at night extended about 8-10" out of his hole, scavenging. Would be interesting one day to see just how large he really is.

[StirCrazy]

I got some compatition for ya Canadawest, did you see this one
http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3527

all thoes chunks are the same worm, and he is fater than my little finger.. I can only imagin how big he is.

Steve

[Pansy-Paws]

Here's our fireworm contribution.

We finally caught this in December, when we were dismantling and re-assembling our reef.

Our attempt at capture earlier in the year had resulted in the worm breaking in half, with both halves living.

The red blade is 3 inches long.

http://pansy-paws.com/aquarium/images/Fireworm.JPG

http://pansy-paws.com/aquarium/images/Fireworm6.JPG

[Scorpion]

oh... so those are called fireworms? we had one similar to that when we first started our tank about 3 1/2 months ago. it looked really weird and only came out at night. but i haven't seen it in a long time. maybe it's dead or got eaten or something. is there any benefit in having that worm?... or are they just there because?

[Aquattro]

Most of these worms are harmless and are useful in that they stir the sandbed and consume detritus. Once in a while you'll encounter one that has a bad habit of eating snails or clams. I've had a lot that were just fine, but I did have one about 2 feet long that ate my snails.
Basically, if you don't catch it doing bad things, it's probably good to have in your sandbed.

[Skimmerking]

HEY there Sam what in the bowl with it some FLAT WORMS :(

[Samw]

HEY there Sam what in the bowl with it some FLAT WORMS :(

No, its some freeze dried plankton that I was trying to get it to chase down so that it would stretch its body. Didn't work though.