Today while doing my water change, I moved a rock to put some sand under it. I found the following critter hanging out underneath the rock:
Web Member
Chubby Stowaway
Today while doing my water change, I moved a rock to put some sand under it. I found the following critter hanging out underneath the rock:
Web Member
Nice find! Does she do dishes too?
Hi, my name is Jason and I'm a reefer....hi Jason.
65 Gallon Display, 20 Gallon Sump/Refug UV, No Skimmer. LPS and Softies.
22 Gallon Display Refugium with Seahorses (Work in Progress).
This is my baby, she's only 8 months old. <----Click it
Web Member
Common bristleworm...
Web Member
It didn't do dishes, but it did dance to the tune of my garbage disposer. Big bristle worms creep me out. Yuck. I don't mind the small ones.
Web Member
.......funny
Honey he is so cute can I have him..... I promise he won't eat the other fish in MY tank!!
Web Member
At that size, and with that color, it's possible it's a fire worm... probably good that you 'disposed' of it.
Web Member
doesnt look like a fire worm to me, i would have left him in there
Web Member
Without very clear pictures (especially of the mouth) it's generally impossible to tell bristle (Nereidae) and fire (Amphinomidae) worms apart. But for a very simple rule of thumb, the bristle worms often have less densely clustered bristles and do not grow as large as the fire worms. Once they get to be about 6" or more, I consider them to be too much of a risk, and generally yank them out just to be safe.
Here's a fire worm I caught a couple of years ago.
It was a very active (and successful) snail predator.
That coin is the size of a penny.
Reply With Quote
