bristle worm? (pic to come)

[thirty6]

Last night i turned the lights on and noticed a red colored "thing" looked more like the arm of a serpent star than worm. I immediately thougth it was a bristle worm. Since it was after 1am i decided to leave it be and not get sucked into MR even later than that. i have pic on my cell phone but I never seem to get the pics uploaded, ill try again when my buddy gets to work.

The suspected worm is about an inch or so, red colored, with bristles on ends. it was just hanging out ontop of the sand bed near some rocks. i realize they are not a bad thing to have in the tank as it cleans sand ect... i am not feeling it!

from reading some older threads i can remove the worm, just not touch it for fear of being stung. i read something on traps, can you simply net the thing, or grab with tongs?

i love the look of six line wrasse, but they are not an option for the bully factor: anything else make a meal out of bristle worms? as always, TIA

 

[thirty5]

Leave it in the tank. From the video it looks more like a star fish arm. It is red, bristles are not red. I will get pic and post it when I can!

 

[thirty5]

Ok after looking at the pic (it is not a great pic, camera phone, so don't kill the messenger!) I changed my mind and say that it is a bristle worm.

I say keep in the tank, good detrius eaters!!!

 

[kidninja]

pretty sure its a red gummy worm

 

[thirty5]

pretty sure its a red gummy worm

Joe, then just grab it and bring it to work, someone will eat it! Just put in your jar on your desk! :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[thirty6]

Joe, then just grab it and bring it to work, someone will eat it! Just put in your jar on your desk! :biggrin::biggrin:

charlie! suddenly i like the lil bugger

 

[thirty5]

charlie! suddenly i like the lil bugger

GO for it!!!! Just leave it in your tank and name it charlie! Will always be the thorn in your side and tank!

 

[Brando457]

wait there is a thirty5 and a thirty6 what about 1 - 34 lol

 

[dherrera83]

For a sec I thought he was talking to himself... Lol

 

[Exotic Reef]

^ same here

 

[Exotic Reef]

Oh and is that good 4 the tank

 

[thirty5]

for a sec i thought he was talking to himself... Lol

ahahahahaah~~~~

 

[thirty6]

we have 1-34 at work, most of them are uselss though, especially with fish tanks

 

[Brando457]

Haha be safe out there this weekend


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[thirty6]

thank, should be interesting for sure

 

[thirty6]

just wondering: i dont have anything living in my tank with the exception of a few snails right now: how would the britle worm be surviving in the tank? when i say nothing in the tank, i mean just rock and 6 snails so i havent put a drop of food in tank in a month

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Hitched in on a piece of rock.

 

[dherrera83]

I got a hitched gorilla crab in my LR. Cant get the bastard out for ntohing. He even looks at me and laughs everynight from his little cave. I wanna just shank him but cant get to him and he knows that... And is why he laughs every morning when i go check to see if hes moved...

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

I got a hitched gorilla crab in my LR. Cant get the bastard out for ntohing. He even looks at me and laughs everynight from his little cave. I wanna just shank him but cant get to him and he knows that... And is why he laughs every morning when i go check to see if hes moved...

Lol!!!