FINALLY! Working, effective Fulgida worm trap! - Page 2

AJSTITAN14 · 03/30/2011, 01:02 PM

Mscarpena or jmcaz7 one of you should condense all of this into a really nice article. I know you have been fighting off these predators for a good long time now and it would be nice to have your wisdom and experience preserved.

props4you · 05/23/2011, 08:41 AM

Been searching and searching for a way to catch these pests....
Gonna try it tonight....Thanks

props4you · 05/25/2011, 08:34 PM

I'm gonna try this...these worms are driving me crazy !

wineman · 05/26/2011, 09:05 PM

Thanks for the post, your trap worked great!!!!!

Got 8 over 3 nites

Amazing that I pulled so many of those ugly critters out of my tank. Really explains a lot.

Thanks again.

mndfreeze · 05/27/2011, 05:49 AM

How are you all getting these worms in your systems? Also, specific locale for these worms also? I.e. Gulf rock vs fiji rock.

bobbychullo · 05/27/2011, 08:05 PM

i think they are from fiji rock. they are pretty hardy and can survive in live rock i believe.

props4you · 05/28/2011, 12:18 AM

Trap set, fingers crossed

Girly Gears · 07/02/2011, 09:47 PM

Ewwww. Good call on the handle...wouldn't want to get my hands near that thing. If you cut one end off, will it regenerate the other half? Just curious...

mscarpena · 07/03/2011, 07:10 AM

Yes they will regenerate.

JMcAz7 · 07/04/2011, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mscarpena

Yes they will regenerate.

Yes, they regenerate.

That being said, their slimeness works against them. The fishing line grabs them pretty tight but doesn't cut them in two thanks to the nylon. They're too slimy to keep anchored in the rock and usually come right out without too much fuss.

I haven't check this thread in a while. I'm glad so many people found this useful.

kingfisher62 · 08/10/2011, 07:34 PM

I think I have one guys but mine has been eating my trumpets and hammer. Has any one else seen this?

pheallox · 08/18/2011, 02:26 PM

Thank you.

I have made multiple traps and this is the first that really worked and I got 3 in the first hour last night after placing three traps, Going for more tonight.

Also I made 4 traps 2 are 1"pvc @ 6" and 14" and the other 2 are 3/4"pvc @ 6" and 12"

And I used fresh scallops as bait.

gcsoupman · 09/01/2011, 05:20 PM

Great idea. I will have to make one. Thanks for the thread.

skud · 10/01/2011, 07:06 AM

Thanks, going to make one to morrow

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skud · 10/01/2011, 05:55 PM

The trap cost $5.00. I will set tonight .

skud · 10/02/2011, 06:23 AM

Trap worked 1st go. Took about 45 minutes. The worm was inside compleatly so i was not sure that i had him. I had seen him lerking around and then it vanished. I checked the trap and I had it.

Thanks skud.

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wasacracker · 04/02/2012, 05:48 AM

Awesome trap $2.88 to build and 2 hours later we had the bastard, about 7" long. Thank you so much.

I realy hope that we only had the one worm how do they reproduce?

What are the chances we have more than one?

By the way we cut the slit in the pipe lengthwise and made it easier to do the slipknot and the worm actually went in the trap that way...came back out and was cruising the front of the tank by the trap and we grabbed him with our tank tweezers...also we drilled 3 holes in the endcap instead of just one.

Mavors · 04/17/2013, 04:43 PM

I cannot see the pictures of the "making off". Anyone can help me?

Reef Noob · 05/12/2013, 09:33 PM

I can't see them either. I think they got lost during the rehosting of RC.

honu hunter · 05/20/2013, 08:06 PM

I can't wait to give this a try, there might be hope after all!!

honu hunter · 05/29/2013, 11:03 AM

SUCCESS!! I made the trap a couple nights ago and caught me a monster!

My worm was very aggressive. I saw him out for a hunt shortly after lights out so I put in the trap. The first attempt I had the bait in front of the noose by mistake, it is a little tricky to set the trap but definitely doable. For the second attempt I put in a bit more bait (three 1/2" cubes), I even poured the water that I thawed the scallops in through the trap and pantyhose for good measure. By this time he was back out on the prowl and I put the end of the pipe about six inches away, then moved it closer, he briefly retreated but not for long. Then when he caught the scent he came a runnin' into the trap! I let him crawl into the pipe for several minutes, and when he stopped moving I pulled.

I kind of freaked and was sure I'd screw something up, but I pulled the line fast and pretty much as hard as I could. He was in and snared, so I lifted the trap up to pull him out of the sand bed to make him as vulnerable as possible. I held it there stretched out for about 30 seconds hoping to tire him out, then started pulling away from the rock he was anchored in and eventually he came free of the rock and pulled the rest of his body into the 'safety' of the trap.

Here's some pics of the beast in question. You can see his tiny head, and that he does actually have many little legs, as compared to a bristle worm whose head is very similar to its body and the protrusions are spikes, not legs. He has quickly decimated the population of my CUC, mainly the snails, since it was introduced 5 weeks ago.

The worm can shrink as small as 4", I'd estimate his normal length to be about 12", and I'd say he can easily stretch past 24".

Here's a pic of a bunch of his victims shells, there are four of these piles around the rock he lived in.

I have no idea if there are more, very good chance, but I'm confident he was the main culprit. Only time will tell...

Reef Noob · 05/31/2013, 08:02 PM

Congratulations on getting that thing out. And best of all, you got both ends!

GT350pwns · 03/17/2014, 07:12 PM

Old thread, I know. But, posting here to mark it in my history. Think I have at least one of these little buggers in my tank

Calappidae · 03/18/2014, 10:05 AM

Where has this thread been all my life!

Finally now I know how to get the worm that taunts me every morning peeping out..

jcolley · 08/31/2014, 11:50 AM

Images gone. Anyone have some of the construction?

05/27/2011, 08:05 PM	#31
bobbychullo Super Abound Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,104	i think they are from fiji rock. they are pretty hardy and can survive in live rock i believe. __________________ - Rob - Current Tank Info: Tankless

08/10/2011, 07:34 PM	#36
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I think I have one guys but mine has been eating my trumpets and hammer. Has any one else seen this? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

08/18/2011, 02:26 PM	#37
pheallox Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 20 feet from my tank Posts: 24	Thank you. I have made multiple traps and this is the first that really worked and I got 3 in the first hour last night after placing three traps, Going for more tonight. Also I made 4 traps 2 are 1"pvc @ 6" and 14" and the other 2 are 3/4"pvc @ 6" and 12" And I used fresh scallops as bait. __________________ The glass nay be half empty nor half full but twice the size as what is needed Current Tank Info: 60gal mixed reef duel 150 14k MH, 15gal custom AIO Softy garden with par LED, and a 75gal shallow frag tank (Thanks John @AA) with Tek t5 8x36"

10/01/2011, 07:06 AM	#39
skud Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 26	Thanks, going to make one to morrow::

10/02/2011, 06:23 AM	#41
skud Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 26	Trap worked 1st go. Took about 45 minutes. The worm was inside compleatly so i was not sure that i had him. I had seen him lerking around and then it vanished. I checked the trap and I had it. Thanks skud.:

03/30/2011, 01:02 PM	#26
AJSTITAN14 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 305	Mscarpena or jmcaz7 one of you should condense all of this into a really nice article. I know you have been fighting off these predators for a good long time now and it would be nice to have your wisdom and experience preserved.

05/23/2011, 08:41 AM	#27
props4you Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 234	Been searching and searching for a way to catch these pests.... Gonna try it tonight....Thanks

05/25/2011, 08:34 PM	#28
props4you Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 234	I'm gonna try this...these worms are driving me crazy !

05/26/2011, 09:05 PM	#29
wineman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: atlanta Posts: 45	Thanks for the post, your trap worked great!!!!! Got 8 over 3 nites Amazing that I pulled so many of those ugly critters out of my tank. Really explains a lot. Thanks again.

05/27/2011, 05:49 AM	#30
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	How are you all getting these worms in your systems? Also, specific locale for these worms also? I.e. Gulf rock vs fiji rock.

05/28/2011, 12:18 AM	#32
props4you Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 234	Trap set, fingers crossed

07/02/2011, 09:47 PM	#33
Girly Gears Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Deland, Fl Posts: 121	Ewwww. Good call on the handle...wouldn't want to get my hands near that thing. If you cut one end off, will it regenerate the other half? Just curious...

07/03/2011, 07:10 AM	#34
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	Yes they will regenerate.

09/01/2011, 05:20 PM	#38
gcsoupman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 50	Great idea. I will have to make one. Thanks for the thread.

10/01/2011, 05:55 PM	#40
skud Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 26	The trap cost $5.00. I will set tonight .

04/02/2012, 05:48 AM	#42
wasacracker Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 15	Awesome trap $2.88 to build and 2 hours later we had the bastard, about 7" long. Thank you so much. I realy hope that we only had the one worm how do they reproduce? What are the chances we have more than one? By the way we cut the slit in the pipe lengthwise and made it easier to do the slipknot and the worm actually went in the trap that way...came back out and was cruising the front of the tank by the trap and we grabbed him with our tank tweezers...also we drilled 3 holes in the endcap instead of just one. __________________ 50Gal,1.024SG,2 75GPH Aqueon Firefish, Gobies, Flame Angel, Damsel, Chromis, Reef Shrimp, Pepermint Shrimp, Urchins, Long Tent Plate Coral, YP Cuke

04/17/2013, 04:43 PM	#43
Mavors Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	I cannot see the pictures of the "making off". Anyone can help me?

05/12/2013, 09:33 PM	#44
Reef Noob Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 158	I can't see them either. I think they got lost during the rehosting of RC.

05/20/2013, 08:06 PM	#45
honu hunter Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 3	I can't wait to give this a try, there might be hope after all!!

05/29/2013, 11:03 AM	#46
honu hunter Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 3	SUCCESS!! I made the trap a couple nights ago and caught me a monster! My worm was very aggressive. I saw him out for a hunt shortly after lights out so I put in the trap. The first attempt I had the bait in front of the noose by mistake, it is a little tricky to set the trap but definitely doable. For the second attempt I put in a bit more bait (three 1/2" cubes), I even poured the water that I thawed the scallops in through the trap and pantyhose for good measure. By this time he was back out on the prowl and I put the end of the pipe about six inches away, then moved it closer, he briefly retreated but not for long. Then when he caught the scent he came a runnin' into the trap! I let him crawl into the pipe for several minutes, and when he stopped moving I pulled. I kind of freaked and was sure I'd screw something up, but I pulled the line fast and pretty much as hard as I could. He was in and snared, so I lifted the trap up to pull him out of the sand bed to make him as vulnerable as possible. I held it there stretched out for about 30 seconds hoping to tire him out, then started pulling away from the rock he was anchored in and eventually he came free of the rock and pulled the rest of his body into the 'safety' of the trap. Here's some pics of the beast in question. You can see his tiny head, and that he does actually have many little legs, as compared to a bristle worm whose head is very similar to its body and the protrusions are spikes, not legs. He has quickly decimated the population of my CUC, mainly the snails, since it was introduced 5 weeks ago. The worm can shrink as small as 4", I'd estimate his normal length to be about 12", and I'd say he can easily stretch past 24". Here's a pic of a bunch of his victims shells, there are four of these piles around the rock he lived in. I have no idea if there are more, very good chance, but I'm confident he was the main culprit. Only time will tell...

05/31/2013, 08:02 PM	#47
Reef Noob Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 158	Congratulations on getting that thing out. And best of all, you got both ends!

03/17/2014, 07:12 PM	#48
GT350pwns Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 600	Old thread, I know. But, posting here to mark it in my history. Think I have at least one of these little buggers in my tank

03/18/2014, 10:05 AM	#49
Calappidae Harlequin Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,814	Where has this thread been all my life! Finally now I know how to get the worm that taunts me every morning peeping out.. __________________ Joe

08/31/2014, 11:50 AM	#50
jcolley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 152	Images gone. Anyone have some of the construction? __________________ 300Gal system/220DT-72x24x29/66" C2C overflow/2" BeanAnimal Drain@3600GPH/2xJebao WP40/6 AI Sol Blue@10"AWL on AI Director/Orca 250 Pro/LM3 Water change@10% weekly/LM3 Alk,Ca,Mg/Full Zeovit

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