slitherbomb
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If I were you, I would just stick it in treated freshwater and wait for it to die and get out of the rock.
slitherbomb said:That thing looks disgusting. I would say it's most likely a worm, since it looks like nothing else. And if it was good, then oh well, ya know?
Buffy said:@Dary lol, no thanks, I'm not wanting to be famous. It looks scary and no I don't want it in my tank. I don't care if it is "good" or not. I wanted to know what it is and how to get rid of it.
I know it's not in my tank because I had taken my rock out of the tank to add more sand. Had placed in a bucket with RO water and had been in that bucket for bout 4 days. When I was done I with the sand I put my "live rock" back in again and that's when I saw it. I let it set for maybe 15 minutes at the most while I looked at it. Then took the rock back out and put it back in the bucket of RO water, no salt or anything, just RO. It was squirming around when I put it in the bucket and that is where that piece of rock still is and I've not seen the little bugger since. I'm not putting the rock in my tank til that sucker comes out. If it doesn't then I'm tossing the rock out (which I still may do, instead of waiting).
It looks like one of those ugly worms from that link, maybe just alittle color difference.
Now I feeling sorry for the lil' fella,.......
Peanut Worm?
You could just sit the rock outside and let it dry out to kill it. It will kill everything else also but things like that can be in your tank for years and you'll never see it. Or you could set a nice trap for it too
Buffy said:Closest thing I can find is a Nemertea (Ribbon Worm)