what the heck is it?

wav0718 · 03-26-2008, 01:15 AM

I saw this thing a few weeks ago and it reappeared again today. It is under my coral frag and looks like it is trying to eat it. It is a long tube with one end in the rocks about 1" in legth and the other end looks like a mini zoo. Should I remove it the next time i see it?

wav0718 · 03-26-2008, 01:42 AM

A picture of the head

JWarren · 03-26-2008, 04:51 AM

I'm not sure what it is, but it looks kinda like a leach.

I had something like that latch on to one of my fish about 8 years ago. Never did find out what it was.

Maybe someone will chime in here with an answer for ya.

Octoman · 03-26-2008, 05:40 AM

Looks like a peanut worm - a harmless detritivore.

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

Emg · 03-26-2008, 06:05 AM

Yep, peanut worm

wav0718 · 03-26-2008, 03:55 PM

Yeah, I took out one of my aquarium ref book and thought it might be a peanut worm from the pictures. Thanks for confirming.

Tru2nr · 03-28-2008, 03:25 PM

yeah peanut i have one that looks almost exactly like that they're really cool to watch them extend that feeder tube it like extends from the inside out

CATALYST · 03-28-2008, 03:33 PM

I have one too but I've never seen the feeding part.

tbittner · 03-28-2008, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wav0718

A picture of the head

Awesome pic!

wav0718 · 03-28-2008, 11:15 PM

tnks, kinda blurry tho. I need to get a better camera. Any suggestions on cameras for closeup shots?

framerguy · 03-28-2008, 11:21 PM

How much you want to spend? You can't beat Nikon or Canon.

wav0718 · 03-30-2008, 07:25 PM

maybe $500 - $1000. Yeah, been looking at the nikon. someone suggested the nikon d80. Anyone have this camera?

tbittner · 03-30-2008, 10:51 PM

I have a Canon Rebel XTI. I love it! I need a really nice macro lens though. I also need a really wide angle lens for my new tank.

You would not be disappointed with a Nikon D80 though.

Do you have any lens already that you would like to use on a new camera?

03-26-2008, 01:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	what the heck is it? I saw this thing a few weeks ago and it reappeared again today. It is under my coral frag and looks like it is trying to eat it. It is a long tube with one end in the rocks about 1" in legth and the other end looks like a mini zoo. Should I remove it the next time i see it?

03-26-2008, 01:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? A picture of the head

03-26-2008, 04:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? I'm not sure what it is, but it looks kinda like a leach. I had something like that latch on to one of my fish about 8 years ago. Never did find out what it was. Maybe someone will chime in here with an answer for ya. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

03-26-2008, 05:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Octoman Majano Slayer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,572 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? Looks like a peanut worm - a harmless detritivore. Peanuts by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com __________________ Mark My tank thread... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-euphoria.html Tank build... http://55reef.blogspot.com/

03-26-2008, 06:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
Emg Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 405 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: what the heck is it? Yep, peanut worm __________________ A blog of my fw and sw fish and tanks...along with some other critters I own...... http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/

03-26-2008, 03:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? Yeah, I took out one of my aquarium ref book and thought it might be a peanut worm from the pictures. Thanks for confirming.

03-28-2008, 03:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tru2nr Elegance coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? yeah peanut i have one that looks almost exactly like that they're really cool to watch them extend that feeder tube it like extends from the inside out __________________ 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

03-28-2008, 03:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
CATALYST Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 978 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? I have one too but I've never seen the feeding part. __________________

03-28-2008, 11:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? tnks, kinda blurry tho. I need to get a better camera. Any suggestions on cameras for closeup shots?

03-28-2008, 11:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,523 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: what the heck is it? How much you want to spend? You can't beat Nikon or Canon. __________________ ___________________________________ 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

03-30-2008, 07:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: what the heck is it? maybe $500 - $1000. Yeah, been looking at the nikon. someone suggested the nikon d80. Anyone have this camera?

03-30-2008, 10:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: what the heck is it? I have a Canon Rebel XTI. I love it! I need a really nice macro lens though. I also need a really wide angle lens for my new tank. You would not be disappointed with a Nikon D80 though. Do you have any lens already that you would like to use on a new camera? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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