not a bristleworm? help ID

[techlifejourney]

Can someone please ID this worm? Its much bigger then a bristleworm or fireworm and only comes out at night. The face is round and has multiple antennas on this head. Anyone know if this guy is reef safe?

 

[Malifry97]

@KJ

 

[techlifejourney]

is it the dreadful bobbit worm? looks very much like it

 

[35ppt]

Eunice worm, maybe KJ is say what kind.

 

[35ppt]

is it the dreadful bobbit worm? looks very much like it

I don't see the mandibles bobbits have.

 

[techlifejourney]

I don't see the mandibles bobbits have.

it definitely has the 5 small antennas and the face of a bobbit worm. Doesn't sound like a safe critter in my small nano tank.

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

Wow that’s a Bobbit worm. It will kill and eat everything in your tank. Must be removed if it is in your main display. They are actually very rare hitch hikers, where did you get your live rock?

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

I don't see the mandibles bobbits have.

Never mind I was wrong

 

[techlifejourney]

Wow that’s a Bobbit worm. It will kill and eat everything in your tank. Must be removed if it is in your main display

how do you go about removing it? its in my main display tank. Are there any traps I can buy?

 

[35ppt]

There are a few species of bobbit worm. The one with the mandibles are the Eunice species. The one in this picture is a Eunicidae species of bobbit worm.

Eunice is a genus in the polychaete family Eunicidae. The common name bobbit worm refers to Eunice aphroditois, there are many different eunice worms in the genus. I don't believe the one in the photo is Eunice aphroditois.

 

[35ppt]

Could be Eunice norvegica

 

[techlifejourney]

will it eat my corals? should i try to find a way to take it out? I dont have fish and something killed my two emerald crabs which I no longer see. I'd hate to see corals die because of this critter

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

Could be Eunice norvegica

Actually I believe your right. Either way it’s a predatory worm and needs to go.

 

[35ppt]

will it eat my corals? should i try to find a way to take it out? I dont have fish and something killed my two emerald crabs which I no longer see. I'd hate to see corals die because of this critter

There are a bunch of eunice worms and I'm not sure which one you have there but when in doubt take it out!
/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunice_norvegica
E. norvegica is an omnivore, predator and scavenger.

I would try a bottle trap if he's small enough.

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

will it eat my corals? should i try to find a way to take it out? I dont have fish and something killed my two emerald crabs which I no longer see. I'd hate to see corals die because of this critter

how big would you estimate it is? And it won’t hurt your corals but all fish and inverts are fair game for it. I would probably treat it like a Bristol worm and make the same trap to catch it. You can find ways to make traps on YouTube or order them online.

 

[techlifejourney]

how big would you estimate it is? And it won’t hurt your corals but all fish and inverts are fair game for it. I would probably treat it like a Bristol worm and make the same trap to catch it. You can find ways to make traps on YouTube or order them online.

i can only see the head and some part of the body. That was least 3inches in length and maybe half an inch in diameter, the rest of its body was hidden in the sand/rock. I will try a bristleworm trap to catch it. Thanks for identifying!

 

[SoCalReefer19]

Burn your house down and start over.

 

[35ppt]

i can only see the head and some part of the body. That was least 3inches in length and maybe half an inch in diameter, the rest of its body was hidden in the sand/rock. I will try a bristleworm trap to catch it. Thanks for identifying!

You're welcome.

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

i can only see the head and some part of the body. That was least 3inches in length and maybe half an inch in diameter, the rest of its body was hidden in the sand/rock. I will try a bristleworm trap to catch it. Thanks for identifying!

Good luck. If you catch it you have to post good pictures of it and show us.

 

[KJ]

Hard to tell from the pic.
Ring Palolo Worm.

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