worm ID

klc317 · 04-01-2007, 06:49 PM

I found this guy in my 180 last night and was able to catch and discard him. It's a worm looking creature about 10" or so long and it startled me when I saw it. I wasn't expecting to see that! It was out slithering around near the surface about an hour after the lights went out for the night. I went for a net and couldn't find it when I got back to the tank, but I spotted it again on the sandbed and was able to get it out with a net and tongs. Just wondering what it is and if it's something to worry about of if it's harmless in case I happen to find another one. Heres pics:

blue_eyes53813 · 04-01-2007, 06:56 PM

yuck...good catch

klc317 · 04-01-2007, 07:11 PM

Lol...I know..made me take a double take when I first saw it, definately was not expecting to see anything like that. Hopefully I can figure out what it is. It strangely had a snake shaped head with distuishable eyes. I hated to flush it, but I figured it would be best to get it out of the tank before it got much larger and might possibly be something harmful to my tank. I think I made the right decision.

Boomer · 04-02-2007, 05:01 PM

I can't tell as the head is kinda blurry but that looks like a Glycerid, which is not a good thing.

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klc317 · 04-03-2007, 03:10 AM

That looks very similar as the head looked quite defined like that pic you posted. I was unwilling to get really close to it with a camera because I had no idea what it could do to me if it jumped on or tried to bite so I kept my distance. The only difference I see is that the one I found didn't have the "sawtooth" effect down its sides, it was mainly smooth like an earthworm. That is a good article, thanks for posting it! I;m glad I did dispose of the big worm I found!

Woodstock · 04-03-2007, 09:31 AM

Interesting! Thanks for the ID Boomer!

04-01-2007, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
klc317 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	worm ID I found this guy in my 180 last night and was able to catch and discard him. It's a worm looking creature about 10" or so long and it startled me when I saw it. I wasn't expecting to see that! It was out slithering around near the surface about an hour after the lights went out for the night. I went for a net and couldn't find it when I got back to the tank, but I spotted it again on the sandbed and was able to get it out with a net and tongs. Just wondering what it is and if it's something to worry about of if it's harmless in case I happen to find another one. Heres pics:

04-01-2007, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-01-2007, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
klc317 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: worm ID Lol...I know..made me take a double take when I first saw it, definately was not expecting to see anything like that. Hopefully I can figure out what it is. It strangely had a snake shaped head with distuishable eyes. I hated to flush it, but I figured it would be best to get it out of the tank before it got much larger and might possibly be something harmful to my tank. I think I made the right decision. Last edited by klc317 : 04-01-2007 at 11:19 PM.

04-02-2007, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,275 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: worm ID I can't tell as the head is kinda blurry but that looks like a Glycerid, which is not a good thing. Reefs.org: Where Reefkeeping Begins on the Internet - Reefkeeper's Guide to Invertebrate Zoology: by Rob Toonen Aquarium.Net January 1998 __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

04-03-2007, 03:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
klc317 Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: worm ID That looks very similar as the head looked quite defined like that pic you posted. I was unwilling to get really close to it with a camera because I had no idea what it could do to me if it jumped on or tried to bite so I kept my distance. The only difference I see is that the one I found didn't have the "sawtooth" effect down its sides, it was mainly smooth like an earthworm. That is a good article, thanks for posting it! I;m glad I did dispose of the big worm I found!

04-03-2007, 09:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
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