WTF is this?

[fastrd400]

I'm sitting at the computer. My 24 Nano is next to me. Out of the corner of my eye I see something strange. Not a fish, or an invert. What the hell is this thing?

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I watched as it kept coming out and darting about the rock it was in. Though it never really came all the way out. I also saw it go up and bury it's face or whatever into a frag of zoas that are above it.

 

[Bifferwine]

Dude it's a peanut worm! Run for your liiiiiiiifffffffeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fastrd400]

A what?

 

[Bifferwine]

A peanut worm.

PLUS

EQUALS

Peanut worm.

 

[fastrd400]

Good, bad or indifferent?

 

[Bifferwine]

Indifferent. They are a really common hitch hiker. They don't harm anything, but I'm not sure what good they do either.

When I moved tanks, I had several release from their rocks in the buckets the rocks were in. Some of them were 10 inches long!! G-R-O-S-S!

 

[fastrd400]

yikes. Well if these two aren't hurting anything I wont try to get them out. Thanks Sarah.

 

[Bifferwine]

You're welcome. Are you going to name it?

 

[fastrd400]

Ummm, no, kinda reminds me of genitalia as I watch it, and there are two of them.

 

[Bifferwine]

Hans and Franz?

 

[fastrd400]

LOL, okay!

 

[Bifferwine]

Yay! :mrgreen:

 

[dcantucson]

Hey Wade. Try one on a cracker! :rofl:

 

[yote]

Actually,Peanut worms are right there with bristle worms as members of your CUC.:D They mainly feed on detritus and some types of micro algaes.

 

[PRC]

A peanut worm.

PLUS

EQUALS

Peanut worm.

I laughed out loud....It was a hearty laugh.

 

[Piratefish]

I just found them in my tank too. But I dont know how you got a photo of them, mine must be shy cause as soon as I turn on the light they shoot back in there holes.