Couple Unknowns

They are welcome hitchhikers.
If you see one bristle worm…you have many in your tank.
Don

 

ya, there is another worm of some sort in my tank, and I know where he resides, but I've only seen him one time since I've had my tank..... I hope he is harmless, I may try the soda can trap just to catch him and see if he is somthing harmless lol....

 

Other common worm in reef tanks is a peanut worm no traps can capture them. They are reef safe IMO. The worm main body is much larger and stays inside a rock its whole life. They shy from light and feed mostly at night.

I've pin pointed 4 in my tank. One stretches as much as 5 inches from his burrow to feed.

 

That's not your "average" nass nor a bumblebee.

Bumble bee's are not "good" for your tank in that they are a carnivore that loves to eat your sand fauna and snails and worms. But are they bad? Naw, one or two are worth a little fauna sacrifice, because they look great.

 

Maybe a better picture of the snail is in order. =)

As for BB's not being 'good' they are safer then hermit crabs. But almost all of us have them because we like their antics.

 

Some people buy Bumble Bee snails because they think they will help with algae and be a productive part of the cleanup crew. I was pointing out that they will not. They are predatory whelks. Hermits on the other hand will indeed eat a little algae and will also scavenge, which makes them a part of the clean up crew.

I have no doubt a hermit could do more damage than a bumble bee. I was just trying to say they cannot be labelled as a "good" snail. They just don't do enough harm to really make a difference.

 

Well spoken. but they do clean up left overs and carrion. (as well as a snail or worm here and there)

 

True dat.

 

Kinda pointy-butted for a bumblebee snail.

 

I agree that it's absolutely not a Bumble Bee (Engina sp.)