I found a monster in my Tank

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 04:59 PM

While moving everything out of my 30gal and into my new 56 I found a monster it's a worm about 22 inches long brownish in color but has an irredecent sheen in the light and has bright red hairs along both sides.

Fireworm?????
pics soon

jd

Cylenchar · 06-01-2006, 05:12 PM

Sounds like it....... wow.... that's huge, your lucky you didn't brush against it at some point....

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 05:35 PM

here's the pics

Cylenchar · 06-01-2006, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdbassin

here's the pics

"Honey, I got dinner...."

Leverage Lad · 06-01-2006, 05:41 PM

WOW

Don't eat with your fingers.

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 07:14 PM

it was sad to have to dispose of it but what was i gonna do with it. now at least I know where my chromises went

jd

fish lover · 06-01-2006, 08:03 PM

i got a better question , how could you not see a 22 inch worm in a 30 gallon tank ?

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 08:22 PM

they're nocturnal and he was under 45 lbs of live rock.

jd

fish lover · 06-01-2006, 08:47 PM

oh ok was just wondering , just by its shear size it looks like something that would be hanging out of the tank let alone able to hide in one . that thing is without a dought a real "monster"

Geoff · 06-01-2006, 08:51 PM

we would need a pic of the head in order to tell if it was eating critters or just left overs. most polychaete worms are harmless, but there are a couple that can cause problems. even the size does not mean a thing. it just means there is a lot of food in the tank. whether it is fish food or food fish is the question.

G~

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 08:58 PM

I didn't get any pics of just the head but it had 4 large claw like things around its mouth very creepy looking when it opened them up kinda like the creature in predator

jd

ChrisPrusha · 06-01-2006, 09:06 PM

Looks like french fries with some ketchup on them.

Geoff · 06-01-2006, 09:18 PM

did you have any softies in the tank? like shrooms?

G~

jdbassin · 06-01-2006, 10:18 PM

some purples, well lots of them, had some reds and greens but they disappeared thought they were just over grown by the purples

jd

ouccmich · 06-01-2006, 10:27 PM

wow wow wow