Zoa Killer

Randy · Mar 12, 2007

I know that there was a thread on this guy at one time,but I can't find much info on it.I do know that his daddy (RIP) WAS 2' long and ate about $600 in zoas before I found him.

THE BEAUT · Mar 12, 2007

I had one I think it is called a eunicid worm( dont shoot me for bad spelling ) Mine munched on ricordias and zoas and with a vengeance. I was wondering why my zoas and rics were looking so bad and just happened to catch him in the act. They get massive from what i understand, multiple feet long. Good thing you caught it now.

MarvinsReef · Mar 12, 2007

for sure.. I also had one of those on my old 55g.. it's funny coz it was always aiming for the expensive morphs..

great catch Randy..

Randy · Mar 12, 2007

I know what you are talking about Marv. It was building a home out of the plugs.

surfn · Mar 12, 2007

how did you find it? how hard was it to find it?

Randy · Mar 12, 2007

My son was cleaning the tank and picked up a rock to move it and it crawled out of a hole in the rock. He sounded like a girl when he pulled the rock out and dropped it in front of the tank. I don't blame him I do not want to touch that thing myself.

surfn · Mar 12, 2007

Randy said:
My son was cleaning the tank and picked up a rock to move it and it crawled out of a hole in the rock. He sounded like a girl when he pulled the rock out and dropped it in front of the tank. I don't blame him I do not want to touch that thing myself.

dang, lucky catch!! you had no clue about it until then?

jessiesgrrl · Mar 12, 2007

Do you think that there might be more? Could you catch them with the old food inthe soda bottle trick?

Laurie

Randy · Mar 12, 2007

I think that is all. Just like the last one we got it would make a home with all the rock and discs that my zoas was on. I think they came in on some Tonga rock last year and grew into what they are now. I am starting to catch on that if you see your disks moved and some zoas are missing on them that there is a good chance you have them. I knew he was there but could not find him till today.

I guess I could try the bottle trick and bait it with some Pyros. It seems to like the same ones I do. They have not killed brown zoa yet.

msman825 · Mar 12, 2007

Randy said:
I guess I could try the bottle trick and bait it with some Pyros.

OH my my

Smarsh · Mar 12, 2007

that thing is nasty scary looking.

glad you got it out of there.

Sandy

jocoxVT · Mar 13, 2007

I pulled one out of my tank two weekends ago as well. Mine wasnt nearly as bad as yours mine was only roughly 15 inches long and about a half inch wide.

Randy · Mar 13, 2007

Was you loosing any corals?I don't feed the tank mine was in so he has to eat what he can find.

jocoxVT · Mar 13, 2007

I lost two clams dont know if I can blame it on him or not since I never saw him go after it. I lost a colony of Armor of Gods but was capable of restocking them from my frag tank. I never saw my guy go after anything so I cant really blame it on him but when i saw him I knew I had to get him out b/c i had remembered seeing the piece on them on Steve Weasts tank that bad boy was over 7 feet long.

I tried to bait him with food out but he never came for it so I had to tear down half my tank b/c he of course was in the bottom rock

JGoslee · Mar 13, 2007

Wow that thing is nasty looking!

Randy · Mar 13, 2007

With the 1st one I found he ate 3 ORA clams in 5 day but never seen him do it but as soon as he was gone I did not have any more die.He would leave nothing but the shell.

surfn · Mar 13, 2007

Randy said:
With the 1st one I found he ate 3 ORA clams in 5 day but never seen him do it but as soon as he was gone I did not have any more die.He would leave nothing but the shell.

they must have a natural predator in the wild to prevent them from getting THAT big and that aggressive towards reef dwelling animals.

msman825 · Mar 13, 2007

Randy said:
With the 1st one I found he ate 3 ORA clams in 5 day but never seen him do it but as soon as he was gone I did not have any more die.He would leave nothing but the shell.

WOW. thats wild. to bad the sucker would not eat algae,cyno are something you dont wont that fast