Bet this will make your nerves tingle

L

lowtek

New member
So I was doing my morning feed and saw this weird object sweep by my peripheral view. What on gods green earth is this? My yellow watchman pistol shrim share same burrow. I was about to yank it with my forceps but thought I might want to know what it might be before I posibly yank my whole structure down. Huge Bristle worm? Starfish? Crappy photos
8585a67ab94c0aac6e1da6618c45f5e9.jpg
dd860f1cc5267fe2c4f6de6386cf07fb.jpg
4419ad0ee16cec9b5a7fc7fd128de978.jpg


Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
 
You want to see creepy?


There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!
 
homer1475 said:
You want to see creepy?


There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!
Click to expand...

The creepy ones are the 5+ft bobbit/eunice worms,etc.. people pull out of their plumbing wondering why the flow has slowed down..
 
Whew! Good to know. Almost took a day off of work to come up with a plan! However, when you guys say its a good one I assume he wont bother my goby or pistol shrimp? I been wondering why the pair has been poking out of a differnt hole. That thing looks like it can do some damage how big it is. Lol. Guess I'll read a bit more about them

P.S. I know one of you told me to turn down my blues when I photo. But I freaked a bit and forgot to grab my controller! Lol

Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
 
They are detrivores, their mouths are like big straws. Unless it's dead and decaying(sludge), they cannot eat it.
 
Yea you'll be amazed at all the forms of life you'll find in your tank. A healthy tank is full of stuff from copepods to bristle worms to brittle starfish. Fun to watch everything live together and form an ecosystem.
 
I had a decent sized one that got pretty brave. When I'd feed the last anemone I had he'd try to steal the food from it. Finally got ahold of it and into the sump it went.
 
mcgyvr said:
The creepy ones are the 5+ft bobbit/eunice worms,etc.. people pull out of their plumbing wondering why the flow has slowed down..
Click to expand...
Im guessing it wouldnt be a good thing to show the wife. There goes tank funding! Lol

Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
 
homer1475 said:
You want to see creepy?


There is a video on youtube of what happens when you seriously overfeed and the bristle worms run amuck. They literally plug up his plumbing there is so many of them. He pulls them out of his pipes by the thousands!
Click to expand...
Good lord! That is something I hope to not encounter until my son grows up a bit. "Hey son you want some ice cream?" "Well come on over here?"

Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
 
If you got one you have more. Just don't touch. Nasty sting. But you will eventually get stung. I think we all have been. You know, I just need to move that a bit so I will skip the gloves
 
hkgar said:
If you got one you have more. Just don't touch. Nasty sting. But you will eventually get stung. I think we all have been. You know, I just need to move that a bit so I will skip the gloves
Click to expand...
I know right. Just like the "I'll never flood my floor during a water change" a matter of when. Lol

Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top