Bars
Well-Known Member
Every now and then I like to shine a flashlight in the tank when the lights have been off for a while.
Yesterday I had a bit of scare though. Some kind of long, black worm was hanging from underneath a small piece of rubble. As soon as the light hit it, it immediately retracted back in his little hole. I know there's a couple of worms you definitely not want in your tank, so I'm a bit freaked out.
I couldn't snap a picture or really have a good look at it. Only know that it's black, long and smooth. No weird spikes or hairs or whatever. Guessing it was about 2 inch long. I know that there's at least 1 big fat tube worm in the tank, could this be one reaching all the way out of his shell? It was about as wide as a 2 inch long bristleworm (without the bristles, so just the body).
Any ideas what it is and if it's harmful? Assuming it's still in that piece of rubble (with a Caliendrum frag attached to it), can I just dip it in the same stuff I use for the corals? Would that kill it? Any fish or shrimp that'll deal with it if there's more of them?
Yesterday I had a bit of scare though. Some kind of long, black worm was hanging from underneath a small piece of rubble. As soon as the light hit it, it immediately retracted back in his little hole. I know there's a couple of worms you definitely not want in your tank, so I'm a bit freaked out.
I couldn't snap a picture or really have a good look at it. Only know that it's black, long and smooth. No weird spikes or hairs or whatever. Guessing it was about 2 inch long. I know that there's at least 1 big fat tube worm in the tank, could this be one reaching all the way out of his shell? It was about as wide as a 2 inch long bristleworm (without the bristles, so just the body).
Any ideas what it is and if it's harmful? Assuming it's still in that piece of rubble (with a Caliendrum frag attached to it), can I just dip it in the same stuff I use for the corals? Would that kill it? Any fish or shrimp that'll deal with it if there's more of them?
