Eunice worm trap

Red Leader · May 29, 2020

Hi all,

Anyone have any experience in trapping a small Eunice worm? The trap plans online for a tube and fishing line won't work since the worm is tiny right now. Think half the thickness of a BIC pen refill. I tried a trap for planarians but the tube was too big for its head to fit through.

Yes, I'm sure it's a Eunice. I count 5 antennae, it has a white band behind its head, and I saw the closed up mandibles which it uses as a scraper to scrape algae from the aquarium walls.

Here's a video of it going into the planaria trap but retracting since the tube at the end is too small for its head.

Jonify · May 29, 2020

Here's how you trap it: 1) find some gasoline 2) spread it all around the tank, in the tank, and around your house 3) set it all on fire and apply for asylum to Canada.

Red Leader · Jun 1, 2020

bump. Anyone?

IKD · Jun 1, 2020

Have you tried the standard bristle worm DIY trap? Take a plastic bottle with straws inserted so they crawl through the straws but can’t climb back out.

Red Leader · Jun 1, 2020

IKD said:
Have you tried the standard bristle worm DIY trap?

That's smart! Ok. Thanks. I'll try that.

IKD · Jun 6, 2020

Any luck?!

Red Leader · Jul 22, 2020

Got one! One to go.

Squirted Aiptasia and Majano remover into his hole and he flew out. Took some forceps and grabbed him. He broke off his tail to distract me. Got both him and his tail. Now to grab the other one.

NISMO703 · Jul 22, 2020

Nice, was the bottle trap unsuccessful?

vetteguy53081 · Jul 22, 2020

Youre on it. A piece of food always attracts it

Red Leader · Jul 22, 2020

Nope. Trap didnt work. Just had to be patient.

Thespammailaccount · Jul 22, 2020

Red Leader said:
Got one! One to go.

Squirted Aiptasia and Majano remover into his hole and he flew out. Took some forceps and grabbed him. He broke off his tail to distract me. Got both him and his tail. Now to grab the other one.

Lol fire in the hole!

LOVEROCK · Jul 22, 2020

There was a trap made with pvc and some fishing line and some sick to enclosed the worm so it can’t escape just saw it yesterday if someone can find the thread and post here

LOVEROCK · Jul 22, 2020

Ops just read your post

Red Leader · Jul 22, 2020

LOVEROCK said:
Ops just read your post

Yup. Too small.

LOVEROCK · Jul 22, 2020

Red Leader said:
Yup. Too small.

If I were you I start taking rocks out to unselect found a small one that way

Regular_Reefer · Jul 22, 2020

I have to ask, what is a Eunice worm and is it bad ? I’m assuming so if your working this hard to get them out. I’m very new to the hobby so I apologize for the ignorance

Edit* my god, I just googled it...nightmarish. Someone posted on Reddit you rarely see them and they can get several feet long before discovery in a reef tank. Please tell me this isn’t true( now I’m seriously rethinking not having a lid on my tank)