ok need an id on this crazy bugger

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 07:22 PM

so i was looking at my zoa's and they're right above the home of my goby in the rocks...well i see this worm thing moving around and im like

and i saw it move and then i saw it extend...this thing instead of stretching just created more of its self from the inside and then i was like wtf this can't be happening but i got pics i couldn't get a vid because it was to small but heres the pics someone help please im hoping it won't hurt cuz this rock is a big part of the lower level support structure and it looks awesome...

and here it looks like he was trying to break apart rock im assuming for borrowing but the pic makes me think that it almost has a crown or some sort of feeding aparatus

rlcline76 · 03-19-2008, 07:30 PM

peanut worm.

rlcline76 · 03-19-2008, 07:30 PM

...and it's harmless.

Tru2nr · 03-19-2008, 07:31 PM

good deal thanks ive heard about them i've just never seen any pics

Dentoid · 03-19-2008, 07:56 PM

Peanuts by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

framerguy · 03-19-2008, 09:12 PM

Cool, you are the first person I "know" that actually has one.

reefjitsu · 03-19-2008, 09:43 PM

Bugger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Emg · 03-19-2008, 10:09 PM

Here's a pic of my peanut worm.....I removed it from my tank because I've had some unexplained disappearances and it's the only thing in there that makes me suspicious. I found it hiding underneath the very rock where my goby and pistol shrimp "used" to have their burrow.

Yeah, I know....everything you read about them say's their harmless...probably so, but I needed to remove the possibility since I can't figure what else in there is eatin my fish.

rlcline76 · 03-19-2008, 10:15 PM

Fish eating peanut worm. I think the worm is safe.
EMG, what fish went missing? Not the shrimp goby....?

Tru2nr · 03-20-2008, 02:01 PM

thats crazy and to think all i can see is just the "arm" part heh

Nucem · 06-24-2008, 12:42 PM

I just found the same thing in my tank last night after lights out. It was stretching just like the first pic in this post. From the head to where i couldn't see it anymore it was over 2 inches. How big these things get? My tank has been up and running little over 3 weeks. Setup with 100lbs LR and 80lbs LS.

03-19-2008, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	ok need an id on this crazy bugger so i was looking at my zoa's and they're right above the home of my goby in the rocks...well i see this worm thing moving around and im like and i saw it move and then i saw it extend...this thing instead of stretching just created more of its self from the inside and then i was like wtf this can't be happening but i got pics i couldn't get a vid because it was to small but heres the pics someone help please im hoping it won't hurt cuz this rock is a big part of the lower level support structure and it looks awesome... and here it looks like he was trying to break apart rock im assuming for borrowing but the pic makes me think that it almost has a crown or some sort of feeding aparatus __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-19-2008, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger peanut worm.

03-19-2008, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger ...and it's harmless.

03-19-2008, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger good deal thanks ive heard about them i've just never seen any pics __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

03-19-2008, 07:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger Peanuts by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-19-2008, 09:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,660 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger Cool, you are the first person I "know" that actually has one. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

03-19-2008, 09:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 748 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger Bugger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

03-19-2008, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Emg Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 412 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger Here's a pic of my peanut worm.....I removed it from my tank because I've had some unexplained disappearances and it's the only thing in there that makes me suspicious. I found it hiding underneath the very rock where my goby and pistol shrimp "used" to have their burrow. Yeah, I know....everything you read about them say's their harmless...probably so, but I needed to remove the possibility since I can't figure what else in there is eatin my fish. __________________ A blog of my fw and sw fish and tanks...along with some other critters I own...... http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/

03-19-2008, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
rlcline76 Manta Ray Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger Fish eating peanut worm. I think the worm is safe. EMG, what fish went missing? Not the shrimp goby....?

03-20-2008, 02:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger thats crazy and to think all i can see is just the "arm" part heh __________________ My 55g Chronical of addiction... Mistakes Have been made in the past.....still trying to clean up from them in the present....mistakes will be made in the future.....so what do we do?...... we party until we make another mistake!!!! WARNING: Corals in Tank, Add Crabs at own risk

06-24-2008, 12:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nucem Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 46 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: ok need an id on this crazy bugger I just found the same thing in my tank last night after lights out. It was stretching just like the first pic in this post. From the head to where i couldn't see it anymore it was over 2 inches. How big these things get? My tank has been up and running little over 3 weeks. Setup with 100lbs LR and 80lbs LS. __________________ 100g Flat Back Hex Acrylic Tank, Oak Stand & Canopy 2 250watt Reef Optix III DE HQI Pendants W/Dual Blue Wave 7 HQI Ballasts 1 60" & 1 36" VHO URI Super Actinic Typhoon III RO/DI W/Drinking Kit 30g Trigger System Sump

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