LARGEST BRISTLE I'VE EVER SEEN 3.5" !

[427HISS]

I'm sure some of you have seen such large one's, but I was watching some YouTube video's and came upon this one. I'll bet than fish and corals were running away as fast as they could !

 

[erinmegan85]

Is that really a bristle worm? Looks like a Eunicid worm or Bobbit worm to me.

 

[Mike_J]

This is my worst nightmare realized in your tank! Definitely better yours than mine! Yikes!

 

[427HISS]

What ever it really is, it's like a dang snake and can't be good ! lol

 

[Andy]

Wow,
How would you like to have that crawl out of the tank in the middle of the night & scoot across your floor.

 

[donnievaz]

That's not a bristleworm...

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Dang! Is that a Bobbit worm?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

BTW thanks for sharing because that's pretty cool!

 

[DracoKat]

I'd be burning down my tank if I ever saw that thing, bristle or bobbit. I can barely stand the smaller bristle worms, but to see this thing? and see it split to two? KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

 

[donnievaz]

I think it's a Eunicid. Check out this link...

http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

 

[Labridaedicted]

Definitely bobbit worms. Horrifying little creatures.

 

[sil40sx]

Yup, I'll burn down my house if I see one in my tank. Bwhahaha

 

[beaslbob]

I think it's a Eunicid. Check out this link...

http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

+1

6 foot long version. Came in on live rock

 

[dragon99]

That is the stuff of nightmares. AEFW are wimps.

 

[Reefer Jon]

Is that really a bristle worm? Looks like a Eunicid worm or Bobbit worm to me.

Yeah judging from the mouth it's not a bristle worm.

 

[Winschuc]

No. Just, no. stories like this make me want to nail the top of my tank closed.

 

[eliramos]

I would cry

 

[Turbo's Aquatics Verified Sponsor]

That's gross...someone should change the title of the thread though, that thing is WAY bigger than 3.5 inches lol typo

 

[Reflective]

So I'm curious... do these things get this big in the wild? Or bigger? Or do they have predators that prevent them from reaching these sizes? I'm already terrified of going in the ocean, which is why I prefer to create a little piece in my house, but this might just solidify my reasons for never stepping foot in the ocean again.... and dry rock ftw.

 

[Andrew Mc]

If you think that your tank is safe, please pick up a red LED flashlight (headlight) available online, at homedepot etc. Then, late at night, after all the lights are out, creep up to your tank. Don't make a sound or turn anything on other than the red LED. If you don't catch a glimpse of some of the resident nightlife, try again the next night... You'll be amazed at the freaks that come out at night.