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03/19/2018, 05:40 AM | #1 |
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Swimming worms
They were swimming freely in the water column. Tanks been up for 8 months and this is the first time I’ve seen them. Luckily I was able to net them. I’ve never seen them in any of my previous tanks either. What are they? (Other than freaky?!) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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03/19/2018, 07:27 AM | #2 |
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Looks like bristle worms. When they get too big (like these) they can be taken out without guilt!
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03/19/2018, 08:06 AM | #3 |
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Pictures suck. They don’t look like bristle worms. Will try to get better pics.
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03/19/2018, 10:28 AM | #4 |
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Polychaete epitokes most likely.
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03/19/2018, 11:37 AM | #5 |
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03/19/2018, 11:45 AM | #6 |
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New for me! Good? Bad? Or just ugly? Lol
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03/19/2018, 12:01 PM | #7 |
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They are FREAKY. If I can figure how to post the video you’ll see why.
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03/19/2018, 01:09 PM | #8 |
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03/19/2018, 02:11 PM | #9 |
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how long are they?
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03/19/2018, 03:31 PM | #10 |
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About 3-4”
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03/19/2018, 04:15 PM | #11 |
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I wouldn’t want them in my tank. I don’t care if they are harmless or beneficial.
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03/19/2018, 09:07 PM | #12 |
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Ewww I wouldn’t want them swimming in my tank at all
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03/20/2018, 03:04 AM | #13 |
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Yeah, they’re “swimming with the fishes” now.
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