what the heck is this?

[loweryphil]

 

[Lionfish Lair]

That's a Eunice worm.

 

[loweryphil]

Bad? good? Never heard of them! Was just looking and was like WOAHHHHH WHAT!!

 

[blkhawk10]

Not good...they r a predatory worm...there was a post not too long ago about a reefer putting one in his sump.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

The odds are he's just a scavenger is pretty good. I wouldn't tear about my tank to get him out if I wasn't having any issues.

 

[loweryphil]

Every time it sees me it vanishes like a feather duster blink of the eye gone!

 

[rhcpnut1]

Any fish missing?

 

[loweryphil]

Nope none

 

[loweryphil]

Just teared my tank apart and dipped the rock in tap water to no avail

 

[loweryphil]

Anymore views?

 

[Kaleigh]

Anymore views?

If u can take that specific rock out and put it in a bucket overnight in a cold cold room or outside if it's cold enough. The water needs to be 35-50 degrees. The worm should crawl out and be dead by morning. If not find the hole it's living in if that possible. Just put a piece of shrimp in the bucket. I buy mine frozen at the grocery store. Watch the place it comes out of. Now go get Apitasia X and squirt a good amount in that hole. It should come wiggling out and looking like it's having a seizure. Remember that tweezers r your friend!!

 

[don_chuwish]

If you know for sure which rock it's in, take it out. Set it in the sink to drip while you go outside and build a big bonfire. Toss the rock in the hottest bed of coals you can make. ;-)
Or, give it a bath in freshwater plus vinegar. I left mine overnight and had several worms hanging dead half out of their holes the next day.

 

[loweryphil]

I dont. Its not been seen since i plunged it in fresh water a few days ago. Saying that i had not seen it for the first 6 weeks my tank was set up

 

[cracker]

Good or bad that thing looks CREEPY ! Now just how big do they get?

 

[Sm51498]

Given how hard they are to catch, I wouldn't worry about it unless you know it is killing things or eating your coral. I think it is a super cool animal.

 

[Da mamba]

Dude them things can reach up to 10' long or longer they eat fish and coral I wouldn't be able to even sleep at night with that thing in my tank.

 

[loweryphil]

Given how hard they are to catch, I wouldn't worry about it unless you know it is killing things or eating your coral. I think it is a super cool animal.

What will it survive off if its not eating fish or coral? Ive not seen it since this post

 

[Sm51498]

Detritus, leftover food, pods. Most of these critters are scavengers.

 

[donnievaz]

If you find the hole you can try pouring peroxide in it. I inadvertently learned that by pouring straight peroxide on a very stubborn algae ridden rock once. Within a minute of pouring the peroxide all over the rock, there were a bunch of bristleworms scrambling to get out of it.

 

[cnseekatz]

What will it survive off if its not eating fish or coral? Ive not seen it since this post

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