where to ID worms?

[hmmhmm]

i looked and looked to find the ID section...anyways...who has an idea what the in the world this thing is? the part that came out was a good 5 inches long...no telling how much longer it really is...and there is a clear slime around the hole that it swims/climbs through...

 

[hmmhmm]

well i found the worm forum...but i couldn't wait any longer...did some looking around...and judging by its size...it didn't need to be in a 29gal biocube...took the rock out (was the base of my aquascaping!!!) and split the rock in half...out he poured..see pics!

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[SarasotaDiver]

where did you get that rock from??? looks like staright out from the Gulf.

 

[hmmhmm]

lol...it better not be...i've gathered rock from multiple stores from sarasota to brandon over the years...no telling where it really came from...

 

[hmmhmm]

Oenone fulgida, google that. i had someone else id it for me. it was eating a snail when i seen the clear slime in the tank.

 

[stevemc]

I have seen Eunice aphroditius worms that werent out of the hole all the way and were over 5 feet long in the Keys. As big around as a ping pong ball. They look like that,and they have 4 fangs that are at 4 sides. They can see too, as I pull some algae away from it, and it would grab it with its fangs, and pull it back. It was kind of spooky, because it going out 5 feet, and I was in 4 feet of water, and fairly close to it. They are found around the world.

 

[hmmhmm]

lol...crazy stuff out there...i got this guy to stretch out to 2ft...not very thick...but to think he was cruzing around in my now 29gal biocube..yikes..

 

[Agu]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1488886&highlight=Oenone+fulgida

The clear slime is the main indicator...........

fwiw,

 

[stevemc]

Agu, I see you have experience with these!