Reef Discussion

[Susan Bates]

I caught this today in my tank eating a star fish?

 

[Buddy]

Could be just a scavaging bristle worm or a more nasty enuice worm, but I am not 100% sure. Can you compare it's mouth area to pics of those worms?

 

[Susan Bates]

Could be just a scavaging bristle worm or a more nasty enuice worm, but I am not 100% sure. Can you compare it's mouth area to pics of those worms?

It hasn't got a mouth like the pictures of enuice worm, looks more rounded

 

[Susan Bates]

here is another photo

 

[ReeferRob]

Looks like a bristle worm Susan.

 

[Agent M]

It looks different to the common bristle worms most of us have. I would not put it back in the tank just in case and considering you found it eating one of your inverts.

 

[lukusis]

My bristle worms look like long spitfires (Sans the bright greens/red etc).

 

[Savage Henry]

It looks like a bad worm that I have caught and disposed of before.

I'd be surprised if it did not have pincers in it's mouth.

It actually looks like the blood worms I use to sell whilst working in a fishing tackle shop (awesome bait).

Did you actually see it eating a starfish? Was the starfish already dead?

 

[Susan Bates]

Looks like a bristle worm Susan.

thanks Rob, it is a big one

 

[Susan Bates]

It looks like a bad worm that I have caught and disposed of before.

I'd be surprised if it did not have pincers in it's mouth.

It actually looks like the blood worms I use to sell whilst working in a fishing tackle shop (awesome bait).

Did you actually see it eating a starfish? Was the starfish already dead?

yes i saw it eat it, I saw the star fish being pulled in to a hole in a rock so i picked up the rock to have a look and there it was,the star fish was alive not long before that

 

[Susan Bates]

It looks different to the common bristle worms most of us have. I would not put it back in the tank just in case and considering you found it eating one of your inverts.

no I am not putting it back in, it is a ugly looking thing, hope there are no more, i have other star fish and feather duster worms that a re doing real well

 

[IJG3145]

Certainly not your average bristleworm, they are good to have. That thing looks like bad news.

 

[Susan Bates]

Certainly not your average bristleworm, they are good to have. That thing looks like bad news.

yeah it is, i hope there is no more in there

 

[thomfish]

It looks very ugly. How are you going to protect your tank?

 

[Susan Bates]

It looks very ugly. How are you going to protect your tank?

not sure, just keep looking of a night 2 see if there are any more