Bobbit

Daniel@R2R · Jan 27, 2022

That for sure looks to me like a Eunicid/Bobbit worm of some kind. Evil little suckers.

ReefingCanuk · Jan 28, 2022

I heard that aiptasia x might kill them or at least evict them from their den for easy capture. I hate the idea of putting chemicals in the tank, but I've tried to catch it with the tongs and it is too quick. It actually snaps at the tongs. Last resort is breaking up my show piece rock. So maybe aiptasia x before I get to that step?

Daniel@R2R · Jan 28, 2022

ReefingCanuk said:
I heard that aiptasia x might kill them or at least evict them from their den for easy capture. I hate the idea of putting chemicals in the tank, but I've tried to catch it with the tongs and it is too quick. It actually snaps at the tongs. Last resort is breaking up my show piece rock. So maybe aiptasia x before I get to that step?

Worth a shot. What else do you have on the rock? If you can remove any livestock from it, you could potentially freshwater dip it and see if you can extract it that way. I am just looking for other options besides breaking it since it's your showpiece rock.

Gargoyle · Jan 28, 2022

ReefingCanuk said:
I heard that aiptasia x might kill them or at least evict them from their den for easy capture. I hate the idea of putting chemicals in the tank, but I've tried to catch it with the tongs and it is too quick. It actually snaps at the tongs. Last resort is breaking up my show piece rock. So maybe aiptasia x before I get to that step?

There was an excellent thread in this forum late last year from a guy who had a monster bobbit. He tried a few things and eventually got it out. Worth a read.

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ReefingCanuk · Jan 28, 2022

He's in the cave to the left of the Monti and below the Bali slimmer. Tried the aiptasia x, now see what happens.

ReefingCanuk · Feb 6, 2022

UPDATE. I caught it. Aiptasia X didn't do anything likely because it escaped through the numerous tunnels. I took the rock out and was prepared to break it apart and hunt for it, then try to glue back together. I removed a Bali green slimmer frag that has not encrusted yet so it would not get damaged, and sure unenough the Eunice was right there. Used my tongs and pulled it out as it tried to escape in a hole and managed to decapitate it in the process. I had to use a drill to dig deeper to find the head section so it would not regenerate. Found the head. The guy at my LFS wanted it for his critter tank, so it lives but out of my reef! The head is the chunk on the right, it did not fare well with the drill bit.

Borat · Feb 6, 2022

Nice pet!

CanuckReefer · Feb 6, 2022

ReefingCanuk said:
UPDATE. I caught it. Aiptasia X didn't do anything likely because it escaped through the numerous tunnels. I took the rock out and was prepared to break it apart and hunt for it, then try to glue back together. I removed a Bali green slimmer frag that has not encrusted yet so it would not get damaged, and sure unenough the Eunice was right there. Used my tongs and pulled it out as it tried to escape in a hole and managed to decapitate it in the process. I had to use a drill to dig deeper to find the head section so it would not regenerate. Found the head. The guy at my LFS wanted it for his critter tank, so it lives but out of my reef! The head is the chunk on the right, it did not fare well with the drill bit.

My word.... nice work in getting that thing out! Oh, cool handle too lol..