Worm?

[Breezyrae]

Good evening all ?
During feeding, I noticed this almost clear looking thing coming out of the rock. I would like to know if it's harmful or not. I've had 3 chromis completely disappear, but all other fish seem to be okay.
Thanks you in advance for any help or info!


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[mr_X]

Hard to say from the picture, but if you put something in there and touch it, you can judge by how fast it recoils whether or not it's a fish killer. If it's slow like an earthworm, it's not going to catch healthy fish.
Also, at the mouth end, do you see any sort of prominent jaws?

 

[Breezyrae]

Nah, it looked cylindrical, almost like maybe a suction cup
I didn't see any tentacles or anything coming out of its mouth area. It was slithering around, and at times it looked like it was trying to suck on the rock.


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[mr_X]

I highly doubt this is the reason your chromis died. Worms may be the reason you couldn't find the remains however.

 

[Breezyrae]

Mr X, as always thankyou! Truly appreciate your insight. I wish I could post a video from my iPhone, it's just sooo weird. I ordered a red lens flashlight so I can see wtf is going in there at night. Honestly I had a bristle worm outbreak a year or two ago, and haven't seen anything like them or this since.


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[mr_X]

You can post a video. Just open a free account with a remote date storage provider like photobucket. You can upload your video to there and link us to it.

 

[Breezyrae]

Oh wow!! Okay thank you! I'm going to try it now!


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[Breezyrae]

Mr X- sorry for the delay, as I downloaded the photo bucket app for my phone, and it backed up all my pics, but can't find my videos, I will post as soon as I figure out how to! Sorry!


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[Breezyrae]

http://s87.photobucket.com/user/bre...0-4ABD-9417-6D1792BDB16B_zpsams4fjou.mp4.html Does this work? Or am I doing it wrong ?


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[CCXGT]

http://s87.photobucket.com/user/bre...0-4ABD-9417-6D1792BDB16B_zpsams4fjou.mp4.html Does this work? Or am I doing it wrong ?


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It works fine..

I'm actually interested in this also, I've seen an identical worm living amongst my Mushrooms...


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[Breezyrae]

CCXGT thanks! Yeah? it's the weirdest thing! I've googled and googled and just can't really place what it is. ?


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[CCXGT]

CCXGT thanks! Yeah? it's the weirdest thing! I've googled and googled and just can't really place what it is. ?


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Probably just 'one of those reef things'...


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[mr_X]

I'm drawing a blank as well. Here is a good reference, and as a matter of fact, I had a crab I couldn't identify, so I emailed these folks and they gave me a positive I.D.
Worm Hitch Hikers

It's worth a shot.

 

[Breezyrae]

Thanks Mr. X! Yeah I've been on multiple hitchhiker ID sites and don't see anything similar(atleast I don't think I do) I'm most certainly going to try to email them when I get home from work.


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[Breezyrae]

Lol ccxgt hopefully it won't be harmful and grow into a monster. I don't know how long it's been in there either.


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[CCXGT]

Lol ccxgt hopefully it won't be harmful and grow into a monster. I don't know how long it's been in there either.


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Next thing you know you have one of those 4ft worms crawling around.. Haha.


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[Breezyrae]

Haaaa!!! Oh I hope not! I'd probably pass the *¥£>^*£ out! I know I spooked it tho, cuz it hasn't come back out, it's probably slithering somewhere I can't see


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[CCXGT]

Haaaa!!! Oh I hope not! I'd probably pass the *¥£>^*£ out! I know I spooked it tho, cuz it hasn't come back out, it's probably slithering somewhere I can't see


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I just dipped my Shrooms, haven't seen the worm since... Probably managed to get inside one of them and is eating the insides...




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[Breezyrae]

The worm that came from outer space! It's crazy cuz I dipped my rocks to get rid of some hair algae and re-aquascaped and it made it through all of that. Hopefully whatever we have is safe lol


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[mr_X]

If you aren't seeing anything harmed, the odds are it's harmless