Quigley Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I was looking at mt zoas when I saw this thing picking up bits of substrate and dropping them. It looks kind of like an elephants trunk rooting around in the sand. What in the great big blue is this thing?(scratch) With in the same two minutes I was looking at my tank I also saw every Stomatella snail in my tank stick its tail end up and squirt sperm into the tank. It was a very exciting tank viewing. My tank never fails to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 That appears to be a peanut worm, no worries, they're good LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (scratch)Very interesting to me...I have seen something similar in my tank and find pieces of substrate in odd places and can't figure out how they got there :/ Hmmmm........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Yep! Sure looks like a peanut worm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharoleb Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Thank you very very much for posting this pic! I have one of these that I see occasionally, but it's always in a spot that I can't take a pic. Now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 It could also be a Eunice worm. You may want to look it up to compare pictures. If it is a Eunice worm then it is considered bad. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Eunice woerms will eat Zoa's. Watch that cluaster and if they dissapear or are always closed up,get that thing outta there. Looks more like a peanut worm than a eunice to me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Looking closer, the pic does not have segments or bristles which would indicate Eunice worm. I just saw the pedipalps (mouthparts) and jumped to a conclusion earlier. Since it has no visible segments or bristles then I would also lean towards peanut worm. I just have not seen them in that color before. Most of the ones that I have seen are a light tan color dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Great picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackaninny Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Images via our Google overlords: First Image: Second Image: Third Image: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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