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 Topic: I have a Bobbit Worm
Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:18pm |
So I've been noticing some of my zoas have appeared "eaten" by something. I don't have any tankmates that would generally eat zoas. Although I have seen one of my Emerald Crabs picking at them, but I think he's just getting at algae that's attached to them.
Anyway, so tonight I'm geeking out just looking at all the little crevasses and I notice a zoa polyp head being dragged into a hole/cavern in one of my rocks. As I watch more closely I notice some striped antenna's, then a creature makes it's way out with a centipede type body with a metallic appearance. It's probably a few inches long, and about a 1/4" in diameter, and vicious. It devoured that zoa polyp in just a few moments. It's got giant teeth/jaws/pinchers and is REALLY interesting looking.
Does anyone know the best way to get rid of this thing? He's big enough and capable of eating my Scooter Blenny and whatever else he wants, so I want him out.
Google "Bobbit Worm" and look at the images if you're not familiar with them. I wasn't until now.
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:23pm |
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Wow that's the nastiest worm I've ever seen
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:25pm |
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Can you get a picture? Those are nasty worms... did it freak you out? It would me!
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:29pm |
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crush the rock lol
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:37pm |
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cut your losses... burn your house down immediately
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480 in wall in progress
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 7:59pm |
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http://www.michiganreefers.com/forums/advanced-topics/84173-bobbit-worm-chronicles-11.html
I read this one night and had nightmares lol
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 8:00pm |
 nsfw dave wrote:
cut your losses... burn your house down immediately
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and that would be the easiest way lol
think cory price had one also was huuuuge
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 8:23pm |
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holy crap, that link and story is no joke. I would save what you can from the tank, then drain and fill it with gasoline and burn it.
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480 in wall in progress
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 8:46pm |
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gross.
Good luck
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Posted: November 13 2011 at 9:35pm |
ptronsp wrote:
Can you get a picture? Those are nasty worms... did it freak you out? It would me! |
I'm working on getting a picture or video. He's super shy, so any sort of movement by me or the fish and he darts back in his hole. And, he's got multiple connected holes. Either that, or I have 2 of them. I almost had him enticed out by a mysis shrimp, but he would barely poke his antenna out. I've seen him poking out at the top of the rock, and at the bottom of the same rock. Now that I know he's there and what to look for, I'm going to try and sneak up on him after the lights go out.
He's sort of silver/brass in color and has a white band about 4 or 5 segments back. His antenna are purple and black striped. He's got quite a tunnel system and it's in a rock that's a supporting rock for other rocks, and my large anemone is attached to this rock as well. So I'd rather not remove the whole rock at this time.
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 6:38am |
Bobbit worm thread
Yes, ours was several feet long and did major damage. It's gone now.
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 7:34am |
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ewe! on so many levels..
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 10:33am |
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I remember yours cory! These things are nasty!
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 10:39am |
hydro phoenix wrote:
ewe! on so many levels.. |
Yeah I found your thread when researching what the hell this thing is.
I think I'm going to work on removing the rock and either placing it in fresh water, or hang it above a bucket of salt water and see if this thing will come out. I don't know what else to do.
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 10:42am |
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I did a freshwater dip on the rock where I had 2 residing and it worked like a charm. Didn't kill anything else on the rock either. (of course I didn't have any corals, etc on it at the time)
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 11:26am |
reminds me of this guy from zelda: 
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 12:19pm |
here is a link to the one that was found in Feb at AD
Pretty cool pics
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 4:17pm |
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Can you plug its holes with some expoy putty or something?
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 4:22pm |
I wasn't really sure what these are so I looked it up and found this video on Youtube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkUSx6aQGXU
Nasty freakn' things.
Micah
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Posted: November 14 2011 at 4:52pm |
lskurys wrote:
here is a link to the one that was found in Feb at AD
Pretty cool pics |
See my post above. The worm was in my tank and not at AD.
Corey
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