Bristle worm from hell

[ballardjr2000]

So my brother's girlfriend got a saltwater FOWLR tank and this is what i got a phone call on. he wants to keep it, I was like are you crazy. but funny thing is he is already looking for a larger tank. by the way the tank is only a 29g. i would say the previous owners diddn't take care of it too well, by the size of it. (2foot long)

[aquasport24]

Keep it, so you don't have to spend money for an eel...:bigsmile:

[ballardjr2000]

He is keeping it i told him watch out and DON'T TOUCH IT. he has never had a saltwater and this is his first so i get the calls, what do i do...? etc. when i got the call on this i asked for the pic i coulnd't beleve it.

[Agent Jones]

i dont deal with worms so i have no idea.....y dont you touch them? poisonous?

[ballardjr2000]

yeah some if not all Sting the Blank outta you.

[txav8r]

That thing is huge!

[Big_Pun]

wow ive been stung by the lil ones in my tank, but that is cool get a pic of the manderals i wanna see if that thing means business

[CoryDude]

I seriously gagged when I enlarged that pic. I think if I saw that in person, I'd need a barf bag. GROOOOOSSSSSSS

[ErikH]

Tell him to stop feeding it those chips! That is AWESOME. If he doesn't want it, I got a fuge for it!

[Mr Cob]

WOW!!! Tell him to set up a species only tank.

[ballardjr2000]

He is getting a larger tank here soon either a 180 bow or 135 long, he thinks its cool and is keeping it, and NO the chips aren't being fed to it. lol. i wondered the same thing and had to ask.

[dmweise]

That is nasty!

[mabel_photo6]

Whoa! That thing is huge!!
That's just crazy!
How would you go about catching it once it gets too big??
Won't it harm fish once it reaches a big size?!
I have one or two that freak me out when I see them.
Makes me want to trap it. lol

[Paul28]

OMG i thoght it was a eel i just looked at pic fast then started reading crist that thing is big !!!!!

[ballardjr2000]

Yeah he wants to keep the huge thing, that size i told him to wear some elbow length gloves and just grab it, he wants to set up a tank for it, i told him he is crazy i freak on the inch long ones, let alone a 2 foot one. goes to show what poor mainteance and up keep cause, he told me when he got the tank you could hardly see the fish in the tank. poor little guys they are much happier since he got the tank and is tanking care of it, speaking of which the black and white fish what is it he doesn't know and neither do i?

[gemz]

Convict Damsel?...Arent you at work? I wish I had your job!

[Gilbert]

so how did the worm get into the tank?
did he first notice it when it was small? or was it hinding out in a rock all this time?

[ErikH]

It's a three stripe damsel, the other is a blue devil damsel. Those three stripes can get HUGE for what they are. That bristle worm will keep his tank clean I'd bet. Those fish are too quick to get caught though I would worry if he had slower fish or gobies.

[ballardjr2000]

he got the tank from his girlfriends mom i beleve diddn't notice it till he got the tank to his house, it was in hiding and then it came out with the move, he loves the thing lol.