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  1. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    I was doing something to my tank and found this ugly worm
    can some one tell me what it is
     

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  2. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    how do I go about this thing?
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I'd get rid of it. Think that was your zoa problem?
     
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  4. Zectra

    Zectra Feather Duster

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    This looks like the same worm!! Just smaller.

    If you read it, he tells what kind it is.

    Oregonreef.com


    He says it's a 'Eunicid worm'
     
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  5. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    I really think your are right, I was ready to give up, and that's when I decided to save the ones that was still looking half decent, so I broke the frag and found this #(*@^$& worm.
    thanks!!!!
     
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  6. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Looks like a bristle worm. Luna
     
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    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    No....not a BW, I forget the name, but these worms grow real big.....like 8',10',15' long. They hang out in the drain and return lines. Luna
     
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  8. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    yeah! that really looks like it, and glad found it before got any bigger...lol
     
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    Zectra Feather Duster

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    This particular guy says it was nocturnal, and was hiding in a pvc pipe that was in his tank beneath his LR.

    Measured at 7 feet.

    Unbelievable.
     
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  10. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    I doubt this is a Eunicid

    It's a polychaete of some sort. Open up the picture again......there are clearly bristles present.

    I have edited my post because I was a little strong in my original response. However, this just looks like a normal bristleworm to me. Without a better picture, no one can ever tell. Eunicid's have 5 antennae on their head. I don't see any antennae but that doesn't mean they aren't there.
     
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