How do I even go about removing this???

[Snookin]

No, but it normally comes out abt midnight every night, I just have to bait it a bit better for it to fully extend like it did tonight. I had no idea it was this large

It’s not that big. They get large in tanks with enough food. It’s cool but nothing crazy or spectacular. If you really want to remove it then you can. It’s not difficult.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Throw it in a bucket with water he will last days until you can get a small aquarium

They’ll be low maintenance right? No need for water change? I may just go buy a small desk aquarium for like 50 bucks tomorrow or something and stick a rock in there and put a peppermint shrimp and that worm in there just to vibe I’ll call it my “pest” tank lol. (My peppermint was sold to me as a camelback).

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

It’s not that big. They get large in tanks with enough food. It’s cool but nothing crazy or spectacular. If you really want to remove it then you can. It’s not difficult.

Pretty big for an aquarium that is thirty gallons and is only around 3 ft long

 

[Snookin]

Pretty big for an aquarium that is thirty gallons and is only around 3 ft long

I see you want it to be. So I’ll let you have it. Yes it’s amazingly HUGE! OMG! It’s the biggest I’ve ever seen! Only in a 30? Wow! OMG! You are 1 in a million!

 

[TnFishwater98]

Petco/pet smart $20-30 aquarium.

They’ll be low maintenance right? No need for water change? I may just go buy a small desk aquarium for like 50 bucks tomorrow or something and stick a rock in there and put a peppermint shrimp and that worm in there just to vibe I’ll call it my “pest” tank lol. (My peppermint was sold to me as a camelback).

Water movement is good but no need for crazy filtration. If you get a combo deal then you can add other scary hitchhikers or inverts. That kinda what I got going on. My DT, 2 QT/Observing tanks, and a frag grow out tank.

 

[CanuckReefer]

They’ll be low maintenance right? No need for water change? I may just go buy a small desk aquarium for like 50 bucks tomorrow or something and stick a rock in there and put a peppermint shrimp and that worm in there just to vibe I’ll call it my “pest” tank lol. (My peppermint was sold to me as a camelback).

My suggestion would honestly be leave it or try and give it to someone local that wants it. Concentrate on your main tank, unless you desire another project to add ....it all takes time , patience and dedication right? But thats just me, I'm a bit more lazy reefer over the years in some facets. It's beneficial to my sanity. Lol

 

[TnFishwater98]

I see you want it to be. So I’ll let you have it. Yes it’s amazingly HUGE! OMG! It’s the biggest I’ve ever seen! Only in a 30? Wow! OMG! You are 1 in a million!

That isn’t a basic bristle worm,no matter what you feed it. Definitely a fireworm and I would say it’s pretty large. Sorry, I assume you got bigger in your tank?

 

[CMMorgan]

I'd be using long salad tongs then flinging that baby out the door as far as it would fly. Bye bye now.... Bye bye!

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

My suggestion would honestly be leave it or try and give it to someone local that wants it. Concentrate on your main tank, unless you desire another project to add ....it all takes time , patience and dedication right? But thats just me, I'm a bit more lazy reefer over the years in some facets. It's beneficial to my sanity. Lol

Yea honestly that may be the best course of action, I may do something similar in the future, but at the current moment I got a little bit of space I could maybe fit another tank. I may just find somebody local to give it to. Looks like it’s time to go on Facebook marketplace lol I doubt my LFS wants my bristleworm, but they did want my peppermint. So you never know.

 

[TnFishwater98]

I'd be using long salad tongs then flinging that baby out the door as far as it would fly. Bye bye now.... Bye

Right at your annoying neighbors doorstep! Lol

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

I'd be using long salad tongs then flinging that baby out the door as far as it would fly. Bye bye now.... Bye bye!

LOL totally agree, but it is quite cool. If it was smaller I def would do that but it is quite large now and I find it intriguing

 

[CanuckReefer]

I'd be using long salad tongs then flinging that baby out the door as far as it would fly. Bye bye now.... Bye bye!

 

[Snookin]

Yea honestly that may be the best course of action, I may do something similar in the future, but at the current moment I got a little bit of space I could maybe fit another tank. I may just find somebody local to give it to. Looks like it’s time to go on Facebook marketplace lol I doubt my LFS wants my bristleworm, but they did want my peppermint. So you never know.

You don’t want to meet the type of person face to face that wants to keep that worm. Lol. No chance I would use FB MP to sell that thing

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

You don’t want to meet the type of person face to face that wants to keep that worm. Lol. No chance I would use FB MP to sell that thing

You raise a very good point. And I am going to be retracting my earlier statement of even considering doing an in person deal LOL

 

[TnFishwater98]

You raise a very good point. And I am going to be retracting my earlier statement of even considering doing an in person deal LOL

Well, we all agree on one thing...Get it out of your DT as soon as possible. I’ve got a bristle worm trap but that guy wouldn’t fit.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Almost looks like a bobbit or fire worm , fire worms are bad and not friendly remove ASAP !! Get a spear

 

[TnFishwater98]

Almost looks like a bobbit or fire worm , fire worms are bad and not friendly remove ASAP !! Get a spear

Not a Bobbit but yes FIRE