jeffbrig
Premium Member
Back in February we pulled a few pieces of Eunicid worm from the tank, but we knew we had more. Since tearing down the tank, we knew there was one on some rock in the sump, and another in the small pile at one end of the tank.
Well, today I saw the one in the sump, and saw which rock he was in, so I pulled it out and threw it in a bucket. Then I pulled two rocks from the display, one of which had to be holding the other worm. A little sparkling water and I was able to flush them both. The small one from the sump was at least 6", the other was at least 18". I held the rock over a salt bucket as it was coming out, and it stretched far enough to touch the ground and curl up a few inches. :eek2:
pictures, anyone?
I saw this one out in plain daylight the other day while I had the camera out. He must be hungry, I haven't been feeding the tank much with the fish out. Right after I took this picture, he turned and took a bite out of the red chili coral.
The big one coming out of the rock
The two worms safely removed
Unfortunately, it looks like both pieces there are not 100% intact. The worm is smart enough to hold itself in place by the head, and breaks itself off whether than come out of the rock. Both worms broke under their own weight, I didn't do any tugging on them.
So, those two rocks will go into QT until we either get the rest of the worms, or make sure they're dead. I may do some fw or hyper-salinity dips to make sure they're gone.
Well, today I saw the one in the sump, and saw which rock he was in, so I pulled it out and threw it in a bucket. Then I pulled two rocks from the display, one of which had to be holding the other worm. A little sparkling water and I was able to flush them both. The small one from the sump was at least 6", the other was at least 18". I held the rock over a salt bucket as it was coming out, and it stretched far enough to touch the ground and curl up a few inches. :eek2:
pictures, anyone?
I saw this one out in plain daylight the other day while I had the camera out. He must be hungry, I haven't been feeding the tank much with the fish out. Right after I took this picture, he turned and took a bite out of the red chili coral.
The big one coming out of the rock
The two worms safely removed
Unfortunately, it looks like both pieces there are not 100% intact. The worm is smart enough to hold itself in place by the head, and breaks itself off whether than come out of the rock. Both worms broke under their own weight, I didn't do any tugging on them.
So, those two rocks will go into QT until we either get the rest of the worms, or make sure they're dead. I may do some fw or hyper-salinity dips to make sure they're gone.
