Blue Worm In Tank

CorallineReef · 06-24-2007, 02:15 AM

I Found This Guy Swimming In My Tank One Night Awhile Ago. I Dont know Much About It Only That It Swam near An Aiptsia And Once It Touched the Apitsia, It Bursted In To A Bunch Of Tiny Blue Particles.My LFS Has No Clue on What It Is. Please Could Some On Help Me..

Woodstock · 06-24-2007, 04:20 AM

Boomer will know.... I will PM him.

lcstorc · 06-24-2007, 09:23 AM

I love a mystery. Can't wait to see what Boomer says on this one.

charlesr1958 · 06-24-2007, 09:35 AM

Swimming and then bursting are very good clues as to it being a swarmer, a reproductive mode that a great many worm species use. If you see another, or any worm for that matter and wish an ID on it, please try to catch it, put in a shallow container of water and get as close a photo as possible. Any ID features on worms are usualy very small.

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Boomer · 06-24-2007, 10:57 AM

Boom has no clue what that is other than it is wormy lookin' and some flat worms are that color. Need a cloes-up. That thing is a mile away.

BHinAK · 06-24-2007, 12:16 PM

worms worms worms Heres a link to some worm mug shots.

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BHinAK · 06-24-2007, 12:29 PM

this one is blueish
h0971d

or this one curved
98-93b

mps9506 · 06-24-2007, 06:25 PM

Looks like something they sell at Bass Pro Shops

kathywithbirds · 06-24-2007, 08:28 PM

wel, at least it's a pretty color! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Hope he's not detrimental!

LeslieH · 06-25-2007, 12:37 PM

Chuck's right, it's an epitoke - a polychaete or section of a polychaete that transformed as the worm reached reproductive maturity. They swim into the water column to release the eggs or sperm. Sperm is usually white while eggs are often colored so the blue means it was a female. If there was only one you don't have to worry about a population explosion.

Boomer · 06-25-2007, 03:58 PM

I Found This Guy Swimming In My Tank One Night Awhile Ago. I Dont know Much About It Only That It Swam near An Aiptsia And Once It Touched the Apitsia, It Bursted In To A Bunch Of Tiny Blue Particles.My LFS Has No Clue on What It Is. Please Could Some On Help Me..

I missed that part completely

06-24-2007, 02:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
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06-24-2007, 04:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Blue Worm In Tank I love a mystery. Can't wait to see what Boomer says on this one. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-24-2007, 09:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
charlesr1958 Sea Pen Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mactan Island, The Philippines Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank Swimming and then bursting are very good clues as to it being a swarmer, a reproductive mode that a great many worm species use. If you see another, or any worm for that matter and wish an ID on it, please try to catch it, put in a shallow container of water and get as close a photo as possible. Any ID features on worms are usualy very small. A Hitch Hikers Guide to the Reefs Chuck __________________ __________________________________________ Chuck's Addiction Reef & Reef Aquarium Articles and Links

06-24-2007, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,154 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank Boom has no clue what that is other than it is wormy lookin' and some flat worms are that color. Need a cloes-up. That thing is a mile away. __________________ 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.

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BHinAK Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank worms worms worms Heres a link to some worm mug shots. Worm Hitch Hikers

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06-24-2007, 08:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,739 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank wel, at least it's a pretty color! (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Hope he's not detrimental! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

06-25-2007, 12:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
LeslieH Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank Chuck's right, it's an epitoke - a polychaete or section of a polychaete that transformed as the worm reached reproductive maturity. They swim into the water column to release the eggs or sperm. Sperm is usually white while eggs are often colored so the blue means it was a female. If there was only one you don't have to worry about a population explosion.

06-25-2007, 03:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,154 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Blue Worm In Tank I Found This Guy Swimming In My Tank One Night Awhile Ago. I Dont know Much About It Only That It Swam near An Aiptsia And Once It Touched the Apitsia, It Bursted In To A Bunch Of Tiny Blue Particles.My LFS Has No Clue on What It Is. Please Could Some On Help Me.. I missed that part completely __________________ 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.

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