Monster in my tank? help!

[Drake1]

Ok something had been killing my clams over the last few days, 3 dead and other a doing bad. I added one LR from a friend about 2 weeks ago. tonight i noticed this long skinny arm sticking out from the rock going towards the clams, the arm looks like a bristle worm but is atleat 6 inches long and it is lightning quick, i can't get to it with a tweezers and it looks like something is attached under the rocks to this arm, any idea what would be eating clams like this? Also when i hit it with the flashlight the arm is shinny green
jeff

 

[Drake1]

here is a pic
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=228082

 

[edwing206]

Got any serpent or brittle stars?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Eucinid (spelling?) worm probably. You're gonna want to get that out of there asap.

 

[Drake1]

no serpents or stars

 

[dodgersfan25]

thats crazy, ive never heard of something like this

 

[Drake1]

do they mostly live in the rock or in the sand? It was comming from under the sand. i took the rock out that was closest to it and diped it in cold fresh water and nothing came out, it could have shot out of the rock and i didn't see though since this sucker is so fast

 

[HBtank]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10988207#post10988207 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LobsterOfJustice
Eucinid (spelling?) worm probably. You're gonna want to get that out of there asap.

Sounds like it... Eunicid worm

You can see the "shiny green" on this picture.

And this guy is not as big as they can get :eek2:

THey definately will live in the sand...

 

[Drake1]

I just got mine, he was 12 inches, i just saw a little bit of its tail hanging out of a clam so i got the tongs and pulled it out. are there normally more then one?
thanks jeff

 

[Drake1]

I wonder if the little green bristle worm traps would work for them

 

[dodgersfan25]

wow, that first pic of the worm looks pretty vicious

 

[BangkokMatt]

Agreed. That is one monster. I wont let my other half look at this thread!

 

[Radioheadx14]

looks like the worms in dune!

 

[KevinFJB]

I think it might be an oenone fulgida - feeds on clams.