troybuz Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well last night I was able to get at least one of the Fireworms that have been chewing all my button polyps and Kenya Trees. I think this guy also killed my clam a few months back??? I am pretty sure it's a Hermodice Carunculata. The bad news is, I have seen at least one more....FUN DOH! Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakkzz Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Well that's half the battle if there were only two Good luck !!! How big is this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Congrats! good luck with the other one. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Hey congrats on the capture! Now that you have figured out how to do that, you wanna come hang out with my tank for a while??? I'm sure I have some critters in there that would keep you busy Good luck with number 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Interesting, just looks like a bristle worm on growth hormones. Good luck with the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Interesting' date=' just looks like a bristle worm on growth hormones. Good luck with the second.[/quote'] (laugh)(laugh)(laugh)(laugh)(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny503 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I have a lot of these in my tank... are these bristle worm? What is the different between the bristle worm and this worm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbatman99 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'm curious, how do one of these even get into a tank? Thanks, Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 How did you catch it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 i prob have a couple hundred of them in my opinion there good and add to my cleanup crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troybuz Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 I think there is an interesting debate on good or bad, and I will tell you I am an accute beginner in the reef tank world, so my level of experience is based on research and discussions, not actual experience. With that said, I can 100% be sure that this guy was eating my button polyps and the tops off my Kenya Trees.(flame) I think there are probably good bristle worms, and I think they all look very similar, but I also think there are bad ones, and the one (or ones) I have are not anything anyone would want in their reef tank. To answer a few questions, my worms most likely came from a piece of liverock, as a hitchiker. The rock was/ is full of little bore holes (hint that ther could be worms). I tried to trap the worms for a few nights, and then almost accidently found one away from the mother rock eating a piece of clam. He crawled under a smaller rock where I was able to safely remove him. The worm in the cerel bowl (don't tell my wife) was about 4" when crawling...and could extend itself probably to twice that length. He could also retract to about an inch. Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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