Big Fat Worm. Is it good?

[9kin]

I was moving my live rock and found this big fat orange work in my rock. It has a little bit slime in his hideout. Is he good? Should i keep him?

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Flats worms are not REEF SAFE. There difficult to controller if i were you the best way of getting it out is by buying a 6 line wrasses. You never know you might just have more then one in the tank.

 

[Widdy]

I believe he said FAT and not FLAT.

 

[Bryceandmandy]

Although most bristleworms are good because they eat detritus i did see a show on natgeo about a guy in australia who a 5 foot worm in his reef at an aquarium and it devoured his corals. My personal thought process on these is if theyre under a foot and not flat theyre fine by me, any bigger or flatter and theyre dead.

 

[Belwell]

=Bad.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Flats worms are not REEF SAFE. There difficult to controller if i were you the best way of getting it out is by buying a 6 line wrasses. You never know you might just have more then one in the tank.

Angelo once again talking out his A$$..STOP GIVING BAD INFORMATIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! You don't know what the hell you are talking about. That's a BRISTLE worm. Worry about your own tank and stop trying to solve everyone else's issues.

 

[Fishluva513]

Angelo once again talking out his A$$..STOP GIVING BAD INFORMATIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! You don't know what the hell you are talking about. That's a BRISTLE worm. Worry about your own tank and stop trying to solve everyone else's issues.

U should leave things like this to a mod.


Matty'sCornerAqauriums

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

The mods are not on here 24/7 and don't read every single thread..sometimes things just need to be said. People like that who are constantly giving bad information are not good for the hobby. When someone is trying to understand something and LEARN it for the first time the last thing they need is the WRONG info. It kind of defeats the purpose of the forum. The whole point is for people WITH EXPERIENCE to teach those who don't have any. The blind leading the blind isn't beneficial to anyone.

 

[marrone]

It's OK for members to correct other members, though sometime using tact is better than bashing someone. As for Mods not reading every thread, well you'll be surprised to know, that indeed all posts are read.

 

[bartmalave]

not too cool

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

It's OK for members to correct other members, though sometime using tact is better than bashing someone. As for Mods not reading every thread, well you'll be surprised to know, that indeed all posts are read.

I'm not bashing anyone and angelo is not the only person who does it. That goes out to all the people who do it not just him. In all seriousness though if you really don't know you should not be telling anyone anything. Just sit back and learn before you try to teach.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

bristle worm...don't touch it. you may get the bristles on your hand and if you're allergic to them, that would be bad.

pic. from (alex)aquatic life direct's thread.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/68950-please-careful.html

btw FLATworm is mmmm...FLAT...the ones i've seen are like 1-2 mm in thickness.

pic. from (phil)rookie07's thread.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/identification/102478-id-flatworm.html

and yes i am talking out my as*.....i make crap up as i go along.....lol

 

[thirty6]

id get rid of it since you already have your hand on the rock with its fat ass haning out.... thing looks huge: then again i hate them, even though they are not harmful to tank.

 

[9kin]

Thanks for all replies.
At night i found some worm peeking out of the rock. Well although i do not know what type of worm it is, it definitely has bristles and looks a little bit different from the one above. I am definitely not touching that one.

The one above does not seem to have any bristles. Do bristle worms always sting if you touch them? Because i did and nothing happen. Does it means that it is not a bristle worm?

Also i think you should not be so harsh on angelo. I think majority of newbies on this site follow advise or ideas that are supported by majority of the users (thread replies). So if somebody have its own opinion or wrong answer (from your point of view) i think we should discuss why it is wrong or right. In that way i can definitely learn the right answers from both all replies, whether they are right or wrong. I will at least know why they are wrong. Regarding angelo i think he simply made a mistake; after all "Fat worm" is very close to "Flat worm". Well at least in writing.

 

[thirty6]

9kin. Wanna come get the fatty out of my tank......

 

[9kin]

9kin. Wanna come get the fatty out of my tank......

lol. I am a rookie. I just got lucky. I think i might build a trap to catch one more in my tank. Regarding you.... i am willing to help, i just think it will be waste of time.

 

[KathyC]

You might want to take a look through here...
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html

There are approximately 6,000 different types of marine worms and the one in your hand (not necessarily a good idea since it is not definitively identified...) does not look like the 'typical' bristle worm we usually find in our tanks...and that would be why you didn't end up with bristles in your hand.

I am going to see if I can get Leslie Harris to drop by and give her opinion of this particular worm..she is without a doubt "The Worm Lady'

 

[thirty6]

Lmk how trap works out. I haven't seen the fatty in awhile, sure he's someplace

 

[9kin]

could it be fulgida worm?

 

[KathyC]

could it be fulgida worm?

Good possibility! Especially since slime is mentioned