|
04/25/2012, 05:50 PM | #1 |
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Clearwater, FL
Posts: 4,027
|
Fire bristle worms or ?
These look to me like fire bristle worms, am I correct? or what kind are they?
Thanks |
04/25/2012, 10:11 PM | #2 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,525
|
Yes those are bristle worms.
|
04/26/2012, 05:43 AM | #3 |
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Clearwater, FL
Posts: 4,027
|
what kind is what Im looking for?
|
04/26/2012, 06:40 AM | #4 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 17,691
|
Bristleworms. Definitely not fireworms.
__________________
Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders. |
04/26/2012, 07:04 AM | #5 |
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Clearwater, FL
Posts: 4,027
|
|
04/26/2012, 11:09 AM | #6 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 4,338
|
Quote:
1. Look carefully at the head of the worm. If the head shows the caruncle or fringe of tentacles, it's a Hermodice carunculata. This is a distinguishing characteristic from the Eurythoe complanata. 2. The other thing you can do is to observe it's feeding behavior. Hermodice carunculata has no jaw so feeding is a prolonged process where the worm typically swallow part of the corals and lick off the flesh. If you haven't observe the worm attacking your corals this way, it's probably not a Hermodice carunculata. What you have appear to be a fairly harmless Eurythoe complanata.
__________________
One of the most frustrating thing about this hobby? The blind leading the blind. |
|
04/26/2012, 12:01 PM | #7 |
RC Mod
|
I have a good pic of carunculata:
__________________
Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
04/26/2012, 02:45 PM | #8 | |
saiperchémibatteilcorazon
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Clearwater, FL
Posts: 4,027
|
Quote:
Thanks for the info Thanks for the pic, I also found your post that give a little more information about the nasty fireworms Hermodice carunculata, how they come from the Atlantic and are rare in the hobby since most of our stuff comes from the pacific; not sure if this has changed much in the hobby. Can humans get stung by the bristles of a Eurythoe complanata? Last edited by ganjero; 04/26/2012 at 02:54 PM. |
|
04/26/2012, 03:15 PM | #9 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 694
|
yes you can be stung by them.
__________________
Keep our planet clean "PH s/b 7.9-8.3, salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp abt 80. Alk and cal will not rise if mg is low." |
04/26/2012, 03:19 PM | #10 | |
Registered Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 4,338
|
Quote:
You can get stung by both Eurythoe complanata and Hermodice carunculata. In fact, you can get stung by just about any Amphinomidae which both of them belong to the same family.
__________________
One of the most frustrating thing about this hobby? The blind leading the blind. |
|
Thread Tools | |
|
|