Confirmation on bobbit worm

[Pipefishlady]

Found this guy tonight...pretty sure its a bobbit worm ....Can someone please confirm for me.

 

[Tired]

It does look like one of the eunicid worms, but there are many species of eunicids, most of which are harmless. True bobbits are very, very rare. How does it act?

 

[Pipefishlady]

I couldn't tell you yet as it's on a new live rock I got. If this is one, then I have 2...the other one is bigger. I couldn't get a photo of him, but looks just the same.

 

[Pipefishlady]

In the video it looks like its eating the rock?

 

[Tired]

I can't see the video. Doesn't sound like a bobbit, at least not how the adults act. Adult bobbits lurk, hidden in holes, and lunge after food. An animal that goes along chewing at rockwork, is probably an animal that eats things that grow on rockwork. It may also eat corals, but I don't think it's something that will eat your fish, at least.

 

[Pipefishlady]

Sorry idk why videos have been funny for me...I uploaded on you tube

 

[mtfish]

From the picture is looks like a white banded bobbit worm, Eeunice valens. I have no direct information on this one. Looks like it is not one of the fish eating ones, though. I have a different kind of bobbit in my tank and it only eats algae that I am aware of.