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Rice Reef 12-09-2014 07:00 AM

Can someone ID this worm? Thanks
 
Found this in the new live rocks for my frag tank... its only an inch long right now... I'm told its a nasty worm...

Thanks!

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http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...pscac3d688.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9fd60ab1.jpg

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GoFish 12-09-2014 07:23 AM

Looks like to an Oenone Fulgida. Don't put it back in your tank if it is, they'll eat anything that moves and leave a nasty slime behind
Not sure how you caught it but odds are theres more. They hide inside rocks and stretch out to hunt, when spooked they retract backwards into the rock and they're lighting fast

Aquattro 12-09-2014 12:58 PM

Probably a billion different types of worm. That's one of them. Don't eat it. :)

Myka 12-09-2014 01:07 PM

That certainly may be Oenone fulgida. Do you have any trouble keeping molluscs?

reeferfulton 12-09-2014 02:23 PM

crazy ugly.
this is why convinced myself to start with dry rock.

Dearth 12-09-2014 02:26 PM

That worm is definitely in the category of bad worms to have in your tank it is known to eat snails, shellfish and there have been reports of it attacking sleeping fish.

Aquattro 12-09-2014 02:30 PM

I would suggest any worm that isn't a bristle worm should get flushed. Just in case.


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