look at the size of that thing

[ohio reefer]

i got some live rock with a very large bristle worm. about 5in long by 1 in wide. will it hurt anything in my reef tank? i did see it eat some aips

heres a pic

 

[XXFirefighter]

SWEET ! I'd keep ti and watch him...

 

[WarOrks15]

well i had one that was a good size and i found him eating my zoo. he was quickly removed from the tank and put in the sump.

 

[ohio reefer]

he hasnt touched any zoos yet, but i just wassn't sure if he could be a danger. i'll keep an eye on him.

thanks

mark

 

[Brad]

You can hand feed them. Put some frozen food on the end of a stick. You'll be amazed at the size of the food pieces they can eat! Their head kind of splits down the middle and expands 3x to fit over the food.

 

[RocketSeason]

I have one about that size in my tank....I haven't seen him for several weeks though.

 

[Fluff]

Are you sure it's not a fireworm?

 

[Brad]

I've learned a bit about these guys of late. Certain of them can be damaging to corals. You'll catch them in the act because they have to attach themselves to the coral for quite a period in order to "eat" it. (it's more like sucking it to death).

The harmless ones tend to be longer, thinner and stay in one place. The harmful ones tend to look larger, thicker, have bushier white tufts and freely roam all over the place.