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Posted: August 01 2004 at 9:49am |
I fed phytoplankton and brine shrimp this morning and out from a rock came this funny "worm". It is very skinny. If it is bad, I could catch it. Any ideas? It's at about eight o'clock on the screen. It is light brown with dark stripes on it.
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Posted: August 01 2004 at 10:03am |
Run out of the house as fast as you can and call 911 
Actually it's good for your tank.
And thanks to you and CoryK for the little anemone.  It's attached to an empty shell and I fed it BS this morning.
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Posted: August 01 2004 at 12:00pm |
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it looks like it could be a brittle star..?
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Posted: August 01 2004 at 3:06pm |
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yah, maybe a micro brittle's leg, huh?
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Posted: August 01 2004 at 3:16pm |
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I have a bunch of them. I'll bet it is a peanut worm.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 5:52am |
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I have to agree on the peanut worm theory.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 10:55am |
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I will have to look up the "peanut worm". The picture was not clear for all of you to look at but it doesn't have bristles on it. So I take it I'm ok? Thanks...Susan
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 11:02am |
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Was that picture taken at night? IME, peanut worms only come out at night and hate the light.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 11:50am |
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Yep... still think it's a small brittle star... I have a few that live in a scroll/tubinaria that reach out when feeding and look very similar to the pic.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 1:23pm |
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The picture was taken with full lights on. If it's a brittlestar, I don't want it do I? I could always try and grab it with my trusty pair of hemostats (nurses always have pairs of hemostats) and see what I pull out. Susan
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 1:42pm |
If it's a brittle star I'd keep it. Even if it was a worm I'd keep it unless I witnessed him doing something I didn't approve of.
Light on, I'd say it's not a peanut worm.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 2:02pm |
I'll say if you saw one leg, it is a peanut worm (Sipunculid) and if you saw multiple legs, it is a brittle star (Ophiothrix).
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 2:36pm |
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I have occasionaly seen my peanut worms out in the 'day' cycle on my tank. Not often mind you, and almost always in a shadowed spot.
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Posted: August 02 2004 at 5:04pm |
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I've never seen a peanut on the glass in bright light. Generally, the moment I turn the lights on they retract immediately. If it's a baby brittle, I've never heard of them doing anything bad in any tank. I even have an 18" green brittle that's been a model citizen. I've heard they'll try to catch fish, but I've never seen him try.
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