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MentalDragon
10/19/2006, 08:36 PM
Well... after staring closely at my nano.... this thing all of a sudden popped out at me.

It looks sweet with hair sticking out everywhere... I am very interested to know what it is.

I hope I can keep it because I don't think I'll ever be able to catch it.

It is about a 1/4" wide and looks like about 5" long.

Thanks...

http://thesanidadgroup.com/albums/Nano-Reef/w3.jpg

http://thesanidadgroup.com/albums/Nano-Reef/w2.sized.jpg

http://thesanidadgroup.com/albums/Nano-Reef/w1.sized.jpg
edwing206
10/19/2006, 09:47 PM
that's a bristle worm or fire worm , they can sting you hella bad, better be careful
rappo
10/19/2006, 11:11 PM
but they are beneficial detritivores, right?
Fat Man
10/20/2006, 11:08 AM
Right, watch and enjoy.
kmk2307
10/20/2006, 12:40 PM
Try looking up Hermodice carunculata. If that is it, you may have problems with it.

Kevin
MentalDragon
10/20/2006, 03:15 PM
Oh man... I'm thinking it is a Hermodice carunculata.

Did a search on google and it really looks like it... but is there an exact way to tell?

I have $150.00 worth of coral frags coming in tomorrow... I'd hate for it to eat them!
Sk8r
10/20/2006, 04:25 PM
THere is a tentacle or feeler look to the endmost appendages which I am not used to seeing in bristleworms, though I have never seen such fine photos of worms, either: excellent photography.

Put some shrimp in a wine carafe, lean it against his rock, and tilt it upward so a worm can't easily get out, and you may nab him by morning. A liter softdrink bottle with the pour-end cut off and glued back in reverse is a really inescapable trap for a worm or crab.
BrianPlankis
10/20/2006, 05:36 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8380388#post8380388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kmk2307
Try looking up Hermodice carunculata. If that is it, you may have problems with it.

Kevin

Assuming that the end of the worm you have shown in your picture is the "head", then you are fine, it is missing the distinctive feature (caruncle) of the Hermodice sp.

You can see the large caruncle in pictures on this page.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/4171/under.html

I would say you have an excellent detritivore there, just don't touch it!

Brian
venwu225
10/22/2006, 03:22 PM
does not look like a hermodice to me, more like a erythoe sp.