99 problems and a WORM is one

[Just_Another_Reefer]

Worm found in tank, only comes out at night, anyone know what this hell worm is? I uploaded some pics

 

[Sharkbait19]

Vid isn’t working, do you have pics?

 

[Just_Another_Reefer]

Here’s some pics of it

 

[Sharkbait19]

My first guess is a bristle worm (harmless), but the antenna on the head mean it could be a Eunice (dangerous), so I would take it out just to be safe.

 

[IKD]

It looks like a small bobbit worm to me. There are many different kinds of them but I tend to not keep them around.

Edit: should say Eunice and not bobbit

 

[Goaway]

Toss it, band behind neck is eunice species

 

[paparoof]

My first guess is a bristle worm (harmless), but the antenna on the head mean it could be a Eunice (dangerous), so I would take it out just to be safe.

Would a baby Bobbitt be climbing the glass though? Not arguing, I'm genuinely curious.

 

[Dom]

My first guess is a bristle worm (harmless), but the antenna on the head mean it could be a Eunice (dangerous), so I would take it out just to be safe.

Agree. Bristle worm. Good for the tank; they churn sand. Try not to let them take over the tank.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Would a baby Bobbitt be climbing the glass though? Not arguing, I'm genuinely curious.

Good point, they are more of sand dwellers, although they are complete mysteries to me lol

 

[Goaway]

Their diets change as they get older. And yes, it is a eunice worm. Look at the band of the worm on the neck.

 

[Goaway]

Would a baby Bobbitt be climbing the glass though? Not arguing, I'm genuinely curious.

They can and will climb anything when looking for food.

 

[Goaway]

The bigger it gets, the bigger the pray they can take. Up to the op if he wants to keep it.

 

[paparoof]

They can and will climb anything when looking for food.

Gotchya. Makes sense.

 

[Goaway]

Double post, somehow

 

[Goaway]

Oop

Good point, they are more of sand dwellers, although they are complete mysteries to me lol

dont let eunice fool you. Mine was living in a large rock. I removed my largest one breaking my live rock up. It ate my ricorida. I had 5 in my sand bed. The one in the picture was smart.

 

[Just_Another_Reefer]

Toss it, band behind neck is eunice species

I thought it was, next time it comes out ima kill it with fire lol

 

[Goaway]

Don't break it if you can prevent that. The tail can grow another head.

 

[Just_Another_Reefer]

Don't break it if you can prevent that. The tail can grow another head.

Good to know thank you!

 

[Just_Another_Reefer]

Don't break it if you can prevent that. The tail can grow another head.

I successfully removed the worm intact and squished that ****** on the table lol

 

[Tired]

That is not a baby bobbit worm. True bobbits are extremely rare, and most people claiming to have a bobbit worm have a different eunicid instead. Eunicids in general are more common than bobbits, but are generally scavengers and sometimes coral eaters, not fish-killers. I have some small eunicids that haven't touched anything yet, they just burrow in my sand.

Look up dorvellidae worms. Small, harmless algae-eaters. They look very similar to that, and you might wind up with dorvellidae in future. If you do, leave 'em in, they don't hurt anything.