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I though Bobbitt as well, but the side appendages appear more like bristles rather than individual "legs" that Bobbitts seem to have... but it is hard to tell.I thought Bobbitt at first
It terrifies me. Is this thing a friend or foe?Bristle!. Nice big fat one.
****. Just googled it and it said good so I let it loose.Depends on what you have . Probably foe. Don't cut it in half or you will have 2.
From your pic it looks like it just had S Car Go for dinner.****. Just googled it and it said good so I let it loose.
I've read that bristle worms, though frightening in appearance, are usually considered good in reef tanks. They can get large (12" or longer), though most are usually much smaller.****. Just googled it and it said good so I let it loose.
I’m literally sick to my stomach. I hope I didn’t just *** up my tank.I've read that bristle worms, though frightening in appearance, are usually considered good in reef tanks. They can get large (12" or longer), though most are usually much smaller.
...now if it was a Bobbitt worm, I would not be interested. They can grow to be several feet long and ambush fish.
I REALLY hope you are right!!Nope- Dorvillidae worm which is a cousin to the Bristleworm and has a sticky body allowing it to climb glass. It almost exclusively eats algae. Considered reef safe and a member of classification of clean up crew
After viewing my messages now on a desktop than phone- all others correct on bristleworm, also harmless although theyre not welcomed in my tanks. I agree they can be ugly little creatures. I’m pretty sure we’re genetically programmed to be creeped out by millipede-looking creatures but also know that they dig through the muck, gunk, and detritus in our tanks and eat the stuff that is rotting away and spoiling the water quality. Their preferred food is food waste, biological waste, even the rotting carcass of that missing fish you haven’t seen for a few days.I REALLY hope you are right!!
Thank you, I was planning to throw him out but I dropped him in before sufficiently researching. Should have listened to my intuition and set the scary thing on fire!After viewing my messages now on a desktop than phone- all others correct on bristleworm, also harmless although theyre not welcomed in my tanks. I agree they can be ugly little creatures. I’m pretty sure we’re genetically programmed to be creeped out by millipede-looking creatures but also know that they dig through the muck, gunk, and detritus in our tanks and eat the stuff that is rotting away and spoiling the water quality. Their preferred food is food waste, biological waste, even the rotting carcass of that missing fish you haven’t seen for a few days.
So a bristleworm can't climb glass at all? I assumed the little worm I saw yesterday was a bristle but it was halfway up the side...Nope- Dorvillidae worm which is a cousin to the Bristleworm and has a sticky body allowing it to climb glass. It almost exclusively eats algae. Considered reef safe and a member of classification of clean up crew