Black bristle worm

[BMan]

Eunicid (Errantiate Polychaete ?
I just for the first time saw a black worm with white markings on its antenna and body. I didn't have a chance to photograph it. Now that I know it's there, I'll keep the camera handy. It looks like it lives in a hole that has some kind of silkie material around the opening. I never noticed it before because it's kinda out of the line of sight. Any idea if this this is bad or not ?

 

[KJ]

http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/hitchworms.html

 

[BMan]

http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/hitchworms.html

Good source of info. Thanks. It’s definitely Eunicid. All though, the one I saw in my tank is jet black with bright white markings.

 

[Shadowbass]

If you catch it and it is a eunicid may i have it?

 

[BMan]

If you catch it and it is a eunicid may i have it?

If....being the operative word. I put some frozen food in a glass cigar tube with a plastic lid. I put a small hole in the lid. See if it works.

 

[Shadowbass]

I can look around for trapping methpds but it seems most methods end in the aquarist taking apart the tank and finding the rock it lives in.

 

[BMan]

I can see what rock it’s in. As luck would have it...I have a beautiful sps attached and growing nicely. I’ll wait and see if the baited tube method works. All my hermit crabs are making there way to the tube, so they can smell the bait.

 

[Shadowbass]

Dont forget to turn out the lights lol

 

[Dsnakes]

I hope you can catch it for @Shadowbass ! He has been patiently waiting for one... Bobbits be like ;Vamp coming out for Halloween

 

[Shadowbass]

I really hope its the black species like the last one i tried to get.

 

[Dsnakes]

I really hope its the black species like the last one i tried to get.

That black one yesterday was the first on I've seen that dark. Still creepy to me, but amazing color. I hope he gets it!

 

[KJ]

I really hope its the black species like the last one i tried to get.

Good luck

 

[BMan]

Oh it’s black alright. It’s poking its head out and trying to get a sniff of the food in the tube. See what the morning brings.

 

[Shadowbass]

Get a pic if you can please

 

[BMan]

Get a pic if you can please

I posted a short “not very good” video on the Facebook post about the black one you missed out on. I can’t post it on this site for some reason.

 

[Shadowbass]

Can you pm me the link?

 

[BMan]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155798226694806&id=341407129805


Not much to see.

 

[BMan]

Better video of it just posted to reef2reef Facebook page.

 

[Shadowbass]

any luck?

 

[BMan]

Not yet. This may take a while.