Comments on: Eunice Worm – Terror in the Tank http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/ One guy's experience setting up a new reef tank. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Adam C, Sieracki http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-101 Adam C, Sieracki Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:37:48 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-101 *UGH*! :@ Have you considered somehow catching the head/tail and injecting the animal with some sort of aiptasia-killer needle (filled with calcium hydroxide, or iodine)? Since they have a vascular system, that'd kill 'em. Then, you can remove and toss the icky corpse. *UGH*! :@

Have you considered somehow catching the head/tail and injecting the animal with some sort of aiptasia-killer needle (filled with calcium hydroxide, or iodine)? Since they have a vascular system, that’d kill ‘em. Then, you can remove and toss the icky corpse.

]]> By: louise http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-99 louise Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:49:27 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-99 How do you catch and remove one, ive got one in my tank, its horrible and slowly eating everything, ive also just noticed its got 2 babies at least!!!! im sure there's only one in the tank. please help!! How do you catch and remove one, ive got one in my tank, its horrible and slowly eating everything, ive also just noticed its got 2 babies at least!!!! im sure there’s only one in the tank. please help!!

]]> By: owen smith http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-94 owen smith Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:33:46 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-94 I have also taken one of these worms out of my tank. I have a 46gal bow front and this worm stretched from one side of the tank to the other. We think it might have been at least three and a half feet long; nasty guy. He broke in half, but we were told that the other half will actually grow a new head and live on like nothing happened to it. My problem is that I just got done tearing down my tank for a second time to remove another one. This one is smaller about a foot and a half long. Need to know if anybody knows if these worms can breed on their own or am I one of the luck ones that some how got two of these nasty buggers in my tank? Owen I have also taken one of these worms out of my tank. I have a 46gal bow front and this worm stretched from one side of the tank to the other. We think it might have been at least three and a half feet long; nasty guy. He broke in half, but we were told that the other half will actually grow a new head and live on like nothing happened to it. My problem is that I just got done tearing down my tank for a second time to remove another one. This one is smaller about a foot and a half long. Need to know if anybody knows if these worms can breed on their own or am I one of the luck ones that some how got two of these nasty buggers in my tank?

Owen

]]> By: Patty http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-62 Patty Mon, 26 May 2008 20:59:45 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-62 I had a red bobbit worm that attacked my sleeping Blenny........... it ripped his fin off........... now my little Blenny is no more............. we found the rock this evil predator was living in after quarrantining it in a specimint tank to make sure it was there .............. the rock was destroyed. I couldn't get a photo of the worm as it was always too quick at withdrawing, so being an artist I digitally painted what I saw......... AND in my internet artwork portfolio , I have put a warning about this evil predator. In the hope that other reef keepers will protect their fish from this pest. Patty http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=671613 I had a red bobbit worm that attacked my sleeping Blenny……….. it ripped his fin off……….. now my little Blenny is no more…………. we found the rock this evil predator was living in after quarrantining it in a specimint tank to make sure it was there ………….. the rock was destroyed. I couldn’t get a photo of the worm as it was always too quick at withdrawing, so being an artist I digitally painted what I saw……… AND in my internet artwork portfolio , I have put a warning about this evil predator. In the hope that other reef keepers will protect their fish from this pest.

Patty

http://www.artwanted.com/imageview.cfm?id=671613

]]> By: Rob Hill http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-51 Rob Hill Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:09:49 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-51 hi there, These are also called "Bobbit Worms" they can get very larg. and be very agressive. if well fed they wont bother anything. BUT be Warned. I had one in my tank took me months to catch, Unfortunatly I ended up killing it in the process. Pitty as I used to love our games of hide and seek. very interesting to watch. Very strong, Very quick. The one in my Tank when we finaly got both halves out was just under 7ft. Amazing when you looked at where it lived. they break up rocks and glue them back to gether again to make a nest. I have heard of these upto 10ft pluss in a tank. but rare.I would never of beleved the size of ours if i hadnt got it out of the tank. just a note: a bristleworm trap is just a food cupboard to them. they put head in, take the food while rest of body is still wrapped up in its rock. to give an idea of their strength, they can move a 5kg peace of live rock. and they can break it up into very small bits. so watch your fingers. there are a lot of monsters in horror films based on these chapps. If you want to catch it? you may need to find out which rock it lives in, and remove the whole rock to catch it. Good luck. hi there, These are also called “Bobbit Worms” they can get very larg. and be very agressive. if well fed they wont bother anything. BUT be Warned. I had one in my tank took me months to catch, Unfortunatly I ended up killing it in the process. Pitty as I used to love our games of hide and seek. very interesting to watch. Very strong, Very quick. The one in my Tank when we finaly got both halves out was just under 7ft. Amazing when you looked at where it lived. they break up rocks and glue them back to gether again to make a nest. I have heard of these upto 10ft pluss in a tank. but rare.I would never of beleved the size of ours if i hadnt got it out of the tank. just a note: a bristleworm trap is just a food cupboard to them. they put head in, take the food while rest of body is still wrapped up in its rock. to give an idea of their strength, they can move a 5kg peace of live rock. and they can break it up into very small bits. so watch your fingers. there are a lot of monsters in horror films based on these chapps.
If you want to catch it? you may need to find out which rock it lives in, and remove the whole rock to catch it.
Good luck.

]]> By: ReefBuzz.com http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-48 ReefBuzz.com Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:39:05 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-48 Them sneaky worms. Them sneaky worms.

]]> By: M http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-34 M Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:21:46 +0000 http://projectreeftank.com/2007/05/30/eunice-worm-terror-in-the-tank/#comment-34 When will there be a new update??? When will there be a new update???

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