What is this horrendous monster?!

[bmw_zoan]

This thing came on a piece of live rock, I saw it when we placed the new piece about 3 weeks ago, and it disappeared. I bought an urchin about a week ago and the first few days he was fine... Then about 3 days ago he looked almost dead, he wasn't moving and he was turning white/opaque.. The next day he was more white/opaque, and yesterday at night I saw this thing on top of it eating it! It fully ate it, this morning there where no signs of the urchin... I don't know if this thing killed it or if it died and this thing just ate it.. I got worried and I am hoping somebody know what this is. Thanks.

P.S. If anyone can tell me how to put bigger pics on the post and not as attatchments, I'd really appreaciate it... Thanks again

 

[jmait769]

Can't really tell from the pic. If you can save the picture sized to 800X600 or 1024X768 that would make it easier to see. But sounds strange the way you described it. The thing on the new rock, did it look like a large worm?

Jay

 

[ahlebik]

Create a Flickr account. Easy to upload to esp if you have a camera phone.

 

[SushiGirl]

Pics are way too small.

 

[bmw_zoan]

Well Jay it looks like a huge worm I mean it just covered the complete urchin and ate it over night! I have tried to but, it says it has a lot of megabites it only accepts 102 MG.... Ill try the flickr thing though ill figure out how to put bigger pics on thanks ..

 

[bmw_zoan]

Sorry guys I am still learning let me see how I can make the pics bigger...

 

[jmait769]

I use irfanview which is a program like Photoshop only "lite" but it is a free download. You can resize pics with it.

Jay

 

[bmw_zoan]

Well it does not let me put in the attatchment but I got it online here it is...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58548707@N02/5371404923/

 

[jmait769]

Did it look like this before:

If so it is a large flatworm.

Jay

 

[benjabba]

Looks like a flatworm. More than likely the urchin was dying or dead and the flatworm had a big meal.

 

[jmait769]

May be this also: http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=dendfuma

Jay

 

[bmw_zoan]

Thanks guys it probably is, are those harmful in any way? or beneficial?

 

[mistaflicksta]

Wow! That is Crazy!

 

[bmw_zoan]

yea Erik you should of seen it its huge

 

[mistaflicksta]

The rule of thumb is if you don't know what it is then Kill IT! LOL!well thats what i do then I research it for next time I encounter it I know what to do about it. Ive never come across a flat worm, so now I got to do some googleing to see what its all about.

 

[bmw_zoan]

If you find anything interesting let me know, and yea I was going to kill it but it was in the back of my tank if I ever get a chance again he is going out of there