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Posted: February 23 2011 at 11:24pm |
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I have. It was in our tank at work. At three feet long and about 1/2" in diameter, the bobbit worm scared the Aquatic Dreams cleaning crew pretty badly. I'll post pictures when they send them to me. We took out a bunch of live rock to find this guy with dozens of snail shells under a large piece of live rock.
I was noticing coral being eaten quite severly and a peppermint basslet died mysteriously near the rock the bobbit worm burrowed under. Snails seemed to disappear in the tank quickly, and I never could keep peppermint shrimp. Now I think I know why. Beware!
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Posted: February 23 2011 at 11:25pm |
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Ask the guys at Aquatic Dreams if you don't believe me.
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Posted: February 23 2011 at 11:45pm |
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Yea that woulda been something i could go without seeing specially unexpected
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Posted: February 23 2011 at 11:47pm |
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holy hell I just googled those they are one ugly #$%%^. I woulda prolly screamed like a girl if that thing caught me by surprise
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 10:11am |
Bobbit worm in public aquarium
So Ryan at AD says it's still alive in a bucket for those who want to see it. I'll post pictures as soon as I get them. The worm in our tank was 30" long, not 36" as I had previously thought.
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 10:54am |
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I seen one and I think they are disgusting. They are dangerous to fish corals and human fingers.
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 10:56am |
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i just googled it it doesnt seem that scary but im sure i would scream too if i see one in my tank
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Posted: February 26 2011 at 1:43pm |
man that thing looks pretty. nasty now i have to think two times before i put my hand in the tank 
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 9:39am |
Worm, stretched out by tape measure (from/by Ryan Vickers at AD):
Enjoy!
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 9:57am |
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WOW that is crazy!
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 6:08pm |
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Nasty monster it is!
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 6:18pm |
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that is just nasty it gave me the chill just looking at the picture. did you gave the thing a horrible death?
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 6:20pm |
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How big was the tank you found him in ??
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 7:23pm |
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nevermind it is grose it looks like a snake and i hate snakes
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 10:00pm |
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The tank it came out of is a 144. I can't believe it hid for so long.
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 10:34pm |
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That is truly disturbing!! GROSS!
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Posted: February 28 2011 at 11:22pm |
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Is there anything that would have killed/ate it when it was smaller?
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Posted: March 01 2011 at 12:00am |
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ugh if I found that in my tank I might never put my hand in it again!!! Freaky thing!!
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Posted: March 07 2011 at 11:04pm |
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i want one in a nano seems like a cool creature to have alone :)
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Posted: March 09 2011 at 2:05am |
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yeah, now i dont want my tank anymore... haha. I just moved around my rocks and looked under my favorite one and found a worm that looked just like an earthworm. can earthworms live in salt water tanks?
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