What is this?

[Scrives]

Hi guys, could I please get some help to identify this worm in my tank. Is it a bristle worm? Could it be a bobbit worm? Any help would be much appreciated, thanks in advance guys!

 

[JGT]

Looks like a bobbit. Note the tentacles at the tip.

 

[Scrives]

Looks like a bobbit. Note the tentacles at the tip.

Thanks mate! Are bobbits common in reef tanks? And is it regarded as a pest?

 

[Clo]

Oof good luck getting it out . - .
Just throw the whole rock away

 

[JGT]

Thanks mate! Are bobbits common in reef tanks? And is it regarded as a pest?

Not common. Def a pest. You’ll want to remove it.

 

[|Frank|]

Someone had a 3 footer last month, it may have been bigger! https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/t...u-have-had-about-your-reef-tank.825461/page-3

 

[Scrives]

Not common. Def a pest. You’ll want to remove it.

Yikes! I guess I will have to throw away this piece of rock. Or maybe I'll remove the rock and disininfect it.

 

[Scrives]

Someone had a 3 footer last month, it may have been bigger! https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/t...u-have-had-about-your-reef-tank.825461/page-3

This IS a nightmare! And a future glimpse of what I'll have to deal with if I don't remove it now

 

[|Frank|]

Oh yeah they're crazy lookin things lol... There are traps you can make. I'm pretty sure you can find them in the thread I posted as well.

Also just saw you're a new member, welcome to R2R!

 

[tjohnson3]

Get.it.out

 

[Scrives]

Oh yeah they're crazy lookin things lol... There are traps you can make. I'm pretty sure you can find them in the thread I posted as well.

Also just saw you're a new member, welcome to R2R!

Thanks! I think removing the rock is the best solution for now because I know where it is. If I try and set a trap, it might relocate to another rock or in the sand. Cheers for the warm welcome!

 

[TnFishwater98]

Yikes! I guess I will have to throw away this piece of rock. Or maybe I'll remove the rock and disininfect it.

Looks like a healthy Bobbit. Def a sneaky killer. I would remove the rock and put in small container/QT/Predator tank and try to trap it. Is it definitely in the rock?

 

[Scrives]

Looks like a healthy Bobbit. Def a sneaky killer. I would remove the rock and put in small container/QT/Predator tank and try to trap it. Is it definitely in the rock?

Yeah, 95% sure it's in this rock. Been seeing it stick its head out over the past week

 

[TnFishwater98]

I would say you’re looking at 3 curtains. Curtain #1Bobbit
#2 Peanut Worm
#3 Earth Worm
If you could win a million dollars I’d pick
curtain #1

 

[TnFishwater98]

The only thing that is getting me is how circular the body is

 

[TnFishwater98]

I’m going to say it’s not a Bobbit. Unless its crazy species of it. Where did you get your LR from?

 

[MaxTremors]

I don’t know why everyone freaks out about these. I mean, get it out, it can kill your other inhabitants, but it’s been in your tank for as long as you’ve had your rock, it’s not some emergency to get it out. I would maybe set up a nano for it, they are fascinating creatures (if not I’m sure there’s someone here that would pay for shipping).

 

[TnFishwater98]

 

[TnFishwater98]

I don’t know why everyone freaks out about these. I mean, get it out, it can kill your other inhabitants, but it’s been in your tank for as long as you’ve had your rock, it’s not some emergency to get it out. I would maybe set up a nano for it, they are fascinating creatures (if not I’m sure there’s someone here that would pay for shipping).

Because it not fun to know it’s in your tank especially if you have spent a lot of money on fish and other snacks for bobbits

 

[tjohnson3]

The only thing that is getting me is how circular the body is

That pic looks more like a Medusa worm