vacuumed fanworm?

[fliberdygibits]

While doing a water change tonight, I think I accidentally sucked my poor little fanworm out of his home. I use a rigid tube on my siphon hose to remove algae tufts and things like that. He was about 2/5 to 1/2 inch across. I didn't get that close to him, but I don't see him in his tube. Even when he retracts normally I can see the tips of his plume sticking out, and I can't even see that. If they are really disturbed can they pull THAT far down in their tube or does it sound like I sucked him up? Are they even that easy to get OUT of their tubes?

[yardboy]

I'd wait, as mine can completely go underground and any part of the tube sticking up can be broken off.

[fliberdygibits]

He finally did pop up. All the others re-appeared quickly after, but he waited nearly 2 hours, so I finally decided to worry

Thanks.