worm i have never seen before.

[saabtech]

most likly not an emergency but would like to throw it out there real quick.
i have had this tank for several months and have never seen this worm.
its about 10 inches or so long and black, smooth and without any other defineing charactereistic. should i remove him while i can. or is it just a type of peanut worm?

[Pennies2Cents]

any pics???

[ErikH]

pic?

[Big_Pun]

if your not comfortable with it, ditch it, also did you see big chompers where its mouth is

[saabtech]

worm

[saabtech]

thats the best i could do quickly. i was in a "RAW" camera format and will need to resize pics to post online. now that i think about it... it is most likly over 12 inches long. no large mouth. looks alot like a night crawler only black and saltwater.

[Bill S]

Not sure from the pic. But, it's likely not doing anything particularly beneficial, and may be the opposite of that. No reason I can think of to keep it. Wear gloves.

[justahobby]

If you manage to pull it out, put it in a zippy and I will try my best to pick it up tomorrow. Dead or alive I would love to study it.

[saabtech]

better one

[ErikH]

stumped.

[saabtech]

i spent too much time debateing and didnt get him out. i really dont think he is harming anything. seems too soft and docile? no large fangs or claws or anthing. i will have to research other sites and try to id it.

[Europhyllia]

ewww. glad it's in your tank, not mine...

[justahobby]

Ribbon Worm!

[justahobby]

Careful they can be poisonous.

wiki says:
In some families, it is armed with a sharp stylet which may be poisonous, while those that lack the stylet often use a sticky secretion on the proboscis to entrap their prey. The proboscis is wrapped around the prey, which is normally other invertebrates such as crustaceans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean) and annelids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annelid) and can be many times larger than the nemertean itself, and the prey is then stabbed repeatedly with the stylet until dead.

[Europhyllia]

and the prey is then stabbed repeatedly with the stylet until dead.

made me all woozy just reading that. That's terrible. Who wants to be stabbed to death by a black worm. :mad:

[saabtech]

yea... i think its a ribbon worm. i attempted to catch it but lost it. i wont let it win. i will find it. (at least thats what im telling myself)
i assume its been in there over 5 yrs and never had any unexplained deaths or MIA.
if i cant get it. it may just stay forever!

[jroescher]

I'm really glad I'm at the top of the food chain.

[Mr Cob]

LOL! John!

Nice ID on that Justin!

[justahobby]

Thanks and I didn't even use google.

:wink_smile:


LOL! John!

Nice ID on that Justin!

[Mr Cob]

Now that's impressive unless of course you used a different search engine...LOL!

[justahobby]

Nope it was all google. I believe the very scientific termonology I used was "black worm reef".

[saabtech]

should i keep on the look-out for it and get it out if at all possible? there hasnt been any deaths or MIA that i know of.

[Mr Cob]

Nope it was all google. I believe the very scientific termonology I used was "black worm reef".

Ummmm, you said you didn't even use google. I said; "impressive as long as you didn't use a different search engine." U said: nope, all google.

Huh?

[justahobby]

The wink was to signify my BS. I must need work on my facetiousness lol

[txav8r]

LOL! you got punked Rob!

[txav8r]

Here's a quick rundown of what Justin did:

Click me! (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=black+worm+reef)


LOL!!

[justahobby]

Was it out while the lights were on? If so, I would guess there's a better chance of it being predatory. Animals lacking defense tend to be far less brave, hence all the pod activity after lights out.

If you want it out of your tank you will need to set a trap. Pulling on it will only break it and probably not kill it.

[justahobby]

:lmao2::rofl:

I think you punked him far worse just now.


QUOTE=txav8r;720890]Here's a quick rundown of what Justin did:

Click me! (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=black+worm+reef)


LOL!![/QUOTE]

[txav8r]

:bigsmile::shades:

[Mr Cob]

man....this laughing out loud while I'm at work has got to stop. I swear everyone thinks I'm crazy!!!

That was hilarious! :rofl: Nice Jack! Justin...I totally missed the wink. I'm going back to my cave in the frag exchange forum. LOL!