I think it's a coral eating worm now....

[janet]

I posted yesterday thinking my cleaner shrimps had eaten my rhodactis. Last night a saw a new worm in my tank, smaller than my bristle worm. I think it may be coral eatig fire worm. This morning another rhodactis was eaten. I think my cleaner shrimps just clean up what is left. Is there an easy way to catch this worm?

 

[Bifferwine]

You can set up a trap using a piece of pantyhose -- put some food inside the pantyhose, and put the pantyhose near where the worm lives. If it tries to get the food, it may get its bristles stuck.

 

[janet]

I waited and watched my tank this afternoon and saw which rock the worm was in (it poked it's head out). I got the live rock out and we broke it apart with a screwdriver. It was a Eunice (bobbit) worm. Thank goodness we got that out! I hope there aren't any more of those in there!

 

[ErinCahir]

Woohoo!
I'm glad you got it out.

 

[kyle]

i just search it up on google that thing looks nasty. i would have made the mistake of thinking it was a bristle worm and leaving it there. now thinking about it i wonder if thats was in my tank and killing thing and screwing my tank up:frustrat:

 

[Aquatic]

Good thing you got that out. Keep an eye on the coral to make sure that nothing else happens!!

 

[janet]

Something is still eating them.... What could it be?
Janet

 

[kyle]

another 1?