I can't beleive that I've got another giant worm !!!!

[steveweast]

My tank's soft coral population has been taking a beating the last couple of months. My ricordia patch, mushrooms, and toadstools have all been rapidly dwindling. So..... a couple of nights ago..... I decided to do some midnight recon.......and I discovered that I..... once again..... had a large, predatory Eunicid worm. After a few nights of observation, I noticed that his lair was in a large (about 40lbs) piece of live rock. I had to completely take apart about 25% of the reef to extricate that foundation boulder and remove it from the tank......upon which, I had to break apart the rock to expose his chamber of secrets. My last one measured 7ft....this one came in just under 5ft.

Now, the long task of putting everything back together and let the long healing process begin....

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I'm sure this thing hitchhiked in on a piece of Fiji liverock as a tiny worm....and just grew and grew until his feasting was obvious. So, everyone out there who has Fiji live rock should keep an eye out.

 

[kewliz]

Good gawd!

I've got the creepy crawlies now.

 

[Lpsfanatic338]

THAT THING IS HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lev F.]

aww, he's so cute! If i had an extra tank, i'd keep one of those.

 

[LukFox]

Again?! Ouch! Sorry to hear that :eek2: . Hope the corals and tank recovers quickly.

 

[Sindjin]

WOW! AMAZING!!! So what did you do with it?

 

[MAreefer1]

dannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GOT ONE BIG WORM!!!

 

[Holmie_D_Klown]

Sell it on Ebay!

 

[MattToTheMax]

man again. the worst part of reefkeeping. frickin gigantic worms. i read about your last one, and was grossed out. again!

 

[DeezDrama]

wow- that is nasty! Im soon setting up my first SW tank- hope i dont end up with any nasty hitch-hikers like that

 

[steveweast]

It's still in a bucket....I'll see if anyone with some freakish fetish around here wants it....otherwise....into the freezer....when the misses isn't looking of course.

 

[musty baby]

Wow. Very few things creep me out, but just seeing that thing in my tank would keep me away from it for a few days.

 

[arconom]

Steve, is all of the Liverock from one source when you got it many years ago?

 

[steveweast]

Most of my rock was a onetime shot of Fiji about 5 years ago....but, when I upgraded tanks two years ago, I added a few more pieces....he probably came in on that load.

 

[eleodes]

you ought to drop it in ethanol. i bet a biology teacher or somebody like that might be interested in it. freezing it might turn it to mush.

 

[rememberme]

No more looking in the tank at night! I'd need to change me knickers!

 

[fishfanv]

dang, your worms freak me out! i would positively freak if i ever had one like that in my tank.

 

[Large Polyp Dave]

Steve, I would ethanol him and keep him in a big glass jar. You could keep him around as a hunting trophy.

If only you kept your 7 footer. from 2003. you could have had a collection! =)

 

[Lev F.]

I would like it, but I don't know how much shipping would cost from you to me.

 

[goulding.c]

ok thats it! No more reef tank for. After all the crazy chemistry crap, and now that thing! I am out of here, maybe start an elpaca farm or somthing! lol