Giant Bristleworms

[Hooci]

What is the biggest Bristle worm anyone out there have seen for themselves? I have heard stories of big ones?

[JaredWaites]

12" was the largest one I ever saw in person, but I think I heard a story of some larger ones online a few years ago.

[gastone]

When I first started out 5 years ago or so I had 2-12" bristleworms. I used to feed them a cube of prime reef each night. They would come out a do laps around the tank. Scary.

garrett.

Edit: is this in the wrong forum?

[bertoni]

Moved to New to the Hobby for more views.

I think the largest in my tanks is at least 12" long. There was still more worm in the rock. :)

[cardiffgiant]

I've got some that are more than 1cm in diameter, but they never extend more than 6" of their bodies out of the LR.

[Deb91]

Although I have only seen one that was not even 12in.,this site says that then can grow to 20in long.
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/bristleworm.htm

[LeslieH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11748340#post11748340 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Deb91
Although I have only seen one that was not even 12in.,this site says that then can grow to 20in long.
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/bristleworm.htm

That's a funny site. I especially enjoyed reading that the common name is "acropora crab" :lol:

The large species of amphimonids/fireworms do get longer than 20" but reefers tend to yank them out before reaching that size. A few other polychaetes - also known as bristleworms but in family Eunicidae - are reported to get up to about 15 feet long & 1 inch wide; some Antarctic scaleworms are about the size of a flattened football.

[Deb91]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11748741#post11748741 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeslieH
That's a funny site. I especially enjoyed reading that the common name is "acropora crab" :lol:

The large species of amphimonids/fireworms do get longer than 20" but reefers tend to yank them out before reaching that size. A few other polychaetes - also known as bristleworms but in family Eunicidae - are reported to get up to about 15 feet long & 1 inch wide; some Antarctic scaleworms are about the size of a flattened football.

Talk about feeling "STUPID" I didn't even notice that! :rolleye1:

[Kryptikhan]

mine is about 12 inches now still growing. click on red house youl see the vid. it's getting larger and is quite the site to see

[Jerry W]

I have one in my 120 that is in the 18 inch range. Quite thick too. He lives in a large piece of rock and will show himself when I feed the tank meaty foods but not more than a few inches. I will give it a piece of krill or silverside a couple times a week. Pretty neat.

[phenom5]

Not a bristleworm, but...

Huge friggin' worm (http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm)

[Bri Guy]

isn't he cute :)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/podheadx/P2222422.jpg