jabberwock
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This will be tough because it is tiny, 5 or 6 mm. I was lucky to suck it off the glass with a turkey baster. Gulf of Mexico live rock. I am pretty sure it is predatory.
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TokenReefer
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What is it? Why do you think it's predatory?
TnFishwater98
Drink more fishwater there! And I still want more!
Can’t play to see
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StatelineReefer
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Mouthparts... Why did it have to have mouthparts.
It's a eunice worm
It's a eunice worm
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
Just another girl who likes fish
Not all eunice worms are bad...
TokenReefer
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oh boy
TnFishwater98
Drink more fishwater there! And I still want more!
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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True, but someone more knowledgeable on the forum might be able to give a better idea of what the risk really is...
TnFishwater98
Drink more fishwater there! And I still want more!
I haven’t seen it yet. Can’t load video
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
Just another girl who likes fish
Honestly, I can't zoom in close enough to see "mouthparts"... It could be a dorvillidae.
StatelineReefer
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I meant looking at it... I think I mentioned it in another thread, but worms with mouthparts creep me out. That said, you're right, most eunice are completely harmless to a reef tank...
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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I can't see the video either on mobile. Look for five straight antenna in a star pattern jutting out from the head. Non-ambush Eunicids don't have the jaws on display like the bobbit worm in the video above. They are retracted till use. I've seen mine use their jaws for scraping stuff off of live rock--and also for attacking my tongs when I got a hold of one once. There are a LOT of species out there, and I understand most to be detritivores, although I also imagine them to be opportunistic, given they've got the tools..
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jabberwock
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It's soooo tiny, kind of has a greenish tint. I think I see mouth parts. Regardless, it ain't going back in a tank...
It is about to surf the sidewalk.
It is about to surf the sidewalk.
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jabberwock
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The photo i took was with an iPhone 12 through a analog magnifying glass. I cannot get any better...
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jabberwock
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I appreciate all the input.
TnFishwater98
Drink more fishwater there! And I still want more!
Start a 5 gallon “You Don’t Want that in Your Tank”, Tank… They are fun to watch grow through the years ….
Yeah, the pics are too blurry for an ID (at least for me) - I think I can see chaetae, so (assuming I am seeing chaetae) that would mean it’s a Polychaete, and I think I can see what I presume would be the worm’s palps in the third pic, but I’m not sure. I can’t see any antennae or tentacles on the head that I can tell, so that would seem to eliminate it being a Eunicid or Dorvilleid worm as far as I know at the moment. That’s all I’ve got at the moment though.
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jabberwock
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Gone daddy gone... Thanks for the input.
