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Marine Aquaria - Marine Reef aquaria.
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Posted by Ann R on June 27, 2005, 7:24 pm
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I have a seething mass of reddish brown worms (at least I think they are
worms) in a piece of live rock down by the substrate. Today a piece of
shrimp floated down to it and the tentacles all wrapped around the shrimp
and pulled it in. A snail wandered over and the tentacles wrapped around
the snail. I have white spaghetti worms in my tank and they act nothing
like this mass. It looks nightmarish and acts predatory. The tentacles
actually wrap around its food and drag it. If you know what it is, please
tell me. If you know how to get rid of it, even better!!
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Ann R
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Posted by Andy Weir on June 27, 2005, 9:14 pm
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There was a thread a few weeks back which I think called them flatworms,
mine have hair like legs down the sides like centipedes.
I've had them from the beginning, about 5 years, with no problems until they
got inside a clam which led to it's demise. I didn't know they were
responsible until I put the clam to dry out to at least recover the shell
and they all fell out.
If they are only in one rock, maybe a piece you just added to the tank and
there are no coral specimens on it etc., you could imerse it in fresh water
to get rid of the worms. Since mine are fairly widespread I pick off those I
can with tongs when I feed the fish and they come out.
Andy
>I have a seething mass of reddish brown worms (at least I think they are
>worms) in a piece of live rock down by the substrate. Today a piece of
>shrimp floated down to it and the tentacles all wrapped around the shrimp
>and pulled it in. A snail wandered over and the tentacles wrapped around
>the snail. I have white spaghetti worms in my tank and they act nothing
>like this mass. It looks nightmarish and acts predatory. The tentacles
>actually wrap around its food and drag it. If you know what it is, please
>tell me. If you know how to get rid of it, even better!!
>
> --
> Ann R
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Posted by BigHaig on June 28, 2005, 12:02 pm
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They sound like bristle worms. Some people say they are harmless, others
claim they can cause chaos. I think it depends on the specific type. They
usually eat tons of left-over food that fall into the rocks and cracks. I
keep the population low in my tank by using a trap. But I do have a few
smaller ones in there. They can grow to 3-4 feet which you DO NOT WANT!
You can buy or make a trap for them. You can get a trap from Petco for
around $9, or just search for Bristle worm traps on google.com. You can
also go the more natural way and get a Arrow Crab or Long Nose Hawkfish
which both will eat them and control their populations.
Do they look like this? http://melevsreef.com/id/bristleworm.html
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Posted by BigHaig on June 28, 2005, 12:03 pm
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One more thing, DO NOT TOUCH THEM with you bare hands. They have tiny
bristles (hence the name bristle worm) and lodge them into your skin which I
hear hurts like a mother......
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Posted by Ann R on June 28, 2005, 6:30 pm
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They're not bristle worms or flat worms. The "tentacles" radiate from one
central spot like an octopus's arms and literally reach out and wrap around
anything that comes near them and pulls it back to the rock. If you are
into FW aquariums, the color and look is like a mass a blood worms
squirming. It is giving me (and hubby) the creeps!
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Ann R
> One more thing, DO NOT TOUCH THEM with you bare hands. They have tiny
> bristles (hence the name bristle worm) and lodge them into your skin which
> I hear hurts like a mother......
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>worms) in a piece of live rock down by the substrate. Today a piece of
>shrimp floated down to it and the tentacles all wrapped around the shrimp
>and pulled it in. A snail wandered over and the tentacles wrapped around
>the snail. I have white spaghetti worms in my tank and they act nothing
>like this mass. It looks nightmarish and acts predatory. The tentacles
>actually wrap around its food and drag it. If you know what it is, please
>tell me. If you know how to get rid of it, even better!!
>
> --
> Ann R
>