Check this sucker out!

[trashman02]

[/IMG]



Anyone have id, i think its a bristle worm, but ive never seen this large

 

[Tayler]

wow thats impressive. does it have any wiskery type things on its head if it does its probably a eunicid worm they can get up to seven feet in length. kinda weird color for a bristle worm.

 

[trashman02]

its head just comes to a point

 

[chrisstie]

Sure its not the wrong end?

 

[trashman02]

yeah im sure, both ends look the same

 

[happyclam]

There is a website where a person had a 6' one in his reef (accidently brought in on live rock.) Here is the web address:
http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm

 

[jason214]

if possible i would get another tank for it and experiment to find out what it is what it does and how big it really gets. Thats what i would do if i found anything over a foot long in my tank that i didn't put there. At the least you could be like "Look at this thing i found" after showing off your display.

 

[Bebo77]

man that thing is a beast...

 

[Don-Coraleone]

that thing is awesome...

 

[DNickell]

How long did it take to work up enough nerve to reach in after that thing?

 

[BiggRon]

Are these types of worms common to show up?

 

[buckeyegirl]

I know what it is...its a big worm that makes me squirmy just looking at the picture. Must be a girl thing.

 

[Skier1]

Good identification/worm information sites:

http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/hitchhikers.html
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-03/rs/index.php

A lot of folks have 10 - 14" worms in their tanks without problems...