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aquaman183

Member
Hmm, any creatures out there that will eat them? Even then, it would still be pretty hard for a fish or something to get them.
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
SUCESS!!! I finally got the bugger.

I lost a big chunk of live rock with a nice spread of coral however, but i got it. I, again, babysat the aquarium nightly and spotted it. kept this up until i was certain on the rock it was at. how i knew is i took out a bit of its tunnel near the surface.. it poked its head out going WTF happened here. once i knew where it was, i put a sheet of glass to isolate that part of the tank. very rapidly took out the top 2 rocks in 1 shot. then the rock it was in. i put it on top of a bucket of water wedged at the top hoping it would bail. after 1 hour it didn't. so i RO'ed the rock. 2 days later, and a smelly bucket.... i find the worm at the bottom (i would guess about 10-12 inches long). tossed out the rock (ill replace) and here it is folks! I WON! YAHHHH

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David Shaw

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Well done for getting it out. I always freshwater dip everything and use coral RX before i put anything into the tank. It's not 100% sure to get everything but it does help get most worms etc out.

I am very lucky now, as i have worked very hard to get a hitchhiker free tank. Over the years i have had my share of bristle worms, mantis shrimp, crabs etc and after several tank tear downs the only things i now have in the tank now are what i put into it.

I feel your relief !
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
David Shaw said:
Well done for getting it out. I always freshwater dip everything and use coral RX before i put anything into the tank. It's not 100% sure to get everything but it does help get most worms etc out.

I am very lucky now, as i have worked very hard to get a hitchhiker free tank. Over the years i have had my share of bristle worms, mantis shrimp, crabs etc and after several tank tear downs the only things i now have in the tank now are what i put into it.

I feel your relief !
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thx!

the only thing i see now are bristle worm, but they are far and few in between and honestly they are small. I find them ok however as they only eat detritus.
 
Shepster

Shepster

New Member
Oh my god! How do you get something like that? Is it something you do wrong or it's just a lottery? Is it possible to avoid that thing in a tank?!
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
Shepster said:
Oh my god! How do you get something like that? Is it something you do wrong or it's just a lottery? Is it possible to avoid that thing in a tank?!
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i bought 50lbs of live rock about a year ago.. so I'm assuming it hitched hike when it was a baby and took that long to grow big enough for me to spot it.
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
oh oh.....

noticed a coral that has been chewed on.. further inspection showed a 'constructed' tunnel near it's base...... could it be bobbit worm #2? :(
 
Oxylebius

Oxylebius

Well-Known Member
Possibly. Or an old tunnel from the first worm that you missed noticing. Or a piece of the first worm that you missed getting out of the tank, and that piece has now grown into a whole full functioning worm.
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
*Queue the DA DA DAAAAAA music*

I moved some rocks a couple days ago to streamline some flow and tonight, i noticed and really really tiny worm spewing out some sand.. OH NOES it see antennas and prickly body. it looks... it looks like a small bobbit! its small.. 1inch around...

sooooooooo instead of trying to ID it 100% i took out the small rock and put it in a bucket. PLZ PLZ PLZ dont tell me i still have a bobbit problem :(
 
Stephane Cote

Stephane Cote

Active Member
Am i really that lucky to have 2 bobbit worms? Yes.. yes i am.

bucket revealed this guy.... it's about 4-5 inches? I REALLLY HOPE thats the last i see if these pests.. GEEZ

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