boiled Eunice worm, anybody?

[JoJosReef]

This guy popped out of a piece of rubble as I was trying to kill an aiptasia on my scoly. Gave a small squirt of boiling water on the aiptasia and out it came. Finished it off with a direct blast of boiling water. Now if I could get the other ones in there...

 

[blaxsun]

Ewww....

 

[JoJosReef]

Sigh... Same day, I watched a much larger Eunice (same coloration: rust, with white band behind head), try to drag away a dead cerith, which got wedged between the rocks.

I've noticed a few dead ceriths and nerites and my naughty hermit on top of one--was blaming him and upping his target feedings--but now I'm wondering if the eunice worms are the culprits...

Time to test out the trap:

 

[CoralB]

Maybe time for a arrow crab for a while

 

[tautog83]

More like a bow and arrow

 

[JoJosReef]

Maybe time for a arrow crab for a while

I've been wondering for a while if an arrow crab would predate eunice worms or not. Haven't seen much discussion on the topic.

 

[JoJosReef]

Fyi, the trap has not veen effective. No worms, eunice or otherwise, just stinky shrimp/stockings next day. No bristleworms in my tanks to my knowledge, so not surprised to find nothing.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Arrow crab wont touch them. Best is to trap them. Here is a simple trap you can make using a soda bottle baited with shrimp or krill

 

[JoJosReef]

Arrow crab wont touch them. Best is to trap them. Here is a simple trap you can make using a soda bottle baited with shrimp or krill

Thanks! But, I'm now even more skeptical than ever with these Eunice worms. They seem to be happy staying fast in their rocks unless something forces them out (e.g. boiling water, as in original post).

I'm currently betting on the Cade tank giveaway for an upgrade soon, in which case I'd move the rocks and get them out one rock at a time with a hypersalinity dip or soda water. If not the Cade, then I will eventually upgrade anyway.