Brianemone Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 i think ill call him wiskers i managed to get this pic as he was retreating back into his rock with a mouthfull of poo. Havent seen him come out the whole way yet but it did come out a good 15cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Wiskers must die!!!! Just don't break it in half..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I have a picture in my book on how to make a trap to catch these beggers all you need is a pvc pipe two end caps with small holes in them and some bait in there and they will stay in there and you can just lift it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Wiskers must die!!!! Just don't break it in half..... It's just a bristleworm, they're harmless, good detritus cleaners. Just don't try to pat them. That's what current consensus is, everyone used to apparently thing they were bad, but that's now an obsolete opinion. Maybe it'll change in a few years, most reef information seems to be more based on fads than fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I forget who it is but there is somone on reef central that has an 850 gal reef tank (i'm sure you all know who i am talking about) that had one in his tank and caught it eating his corals. I will point out that I have no experience in this I am only going off what I read and as ira said this could be fad not fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 There are cetain types of polychete worms that do eat corals, but the common worm (as pictured above) is belived to be harmless and an excellent scavanger. Check 'A Spineless Colum' on REEFKEEPING ONLINE for all the information ever needed about the polychete's. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 not another colum i am strugeling to comprehend all the information in the chemistry column Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Then stop wasting your time here and get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I forget who it is but there is somone on reef central that has an 850 gal reef tank (i'm sure you all know who i am talking about) that had one in his tank and caught it eating his corals. That would be Steve Weast's tank. There is a whole page on his site dedicated to this worm: http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm This thing was 6 foot long! Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Steve A (whos tank I took photos of) was having a problems with corals being attacked at the base a few years ago. He had to re-organise his tank and in the sounds found a worm he said would have been 1.5M long. Gross. Pies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted October 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 that is very disturbing. i can under stand when he said he had some sleepless nights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 how cool someone should have a tank specifically for growing these things, How large can they grow in the wild???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I took a photo (think I posted it here) of one in Vanuatu. Not sure exactly what, some sort of polychete worm, approx 2.5 meters long. About as round as a large sossage. PieMMmmmmsossage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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