Larsen611 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 He is large, I saw him come out about 9 inches, and he was still attached to the rock. He comes out mid day, grabs food, I caught some of his babies. He creeps me out, and I cant grab him, so I took the rock out and tried fresh water soak-nothing, now im drying the sucker out!!!! HELP!!!!!! He's just to large for my tank!!! And im a girl, and hes right next to my bed, and I hate him. This is the best pic I got of the sucker. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! I don't want to kill my new rock, but this guy has got to go, and the seller(shop owner) wont refund or exchange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 That's a bristleworm. Don't grab it with your bare fingers - tweezers or gloves at the minimum. Those little hairs on it's legs will stick in your skin and itch like crazy! Some people don't like them b/c they're ugly, but the perform a vital roll in a healthy tank - they're great scavengers. If you don't want them flourishing, stop feeding as much food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Keep it and don't touch it. They are bad for your fingers but very good for your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen611 Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 lol I got stung bahah ya he's in the tank, cleans all the garbage outta the bottom. Getting the hang of this saltwater thing. Sooooo much to take in! Just had a case of Marine Velvet, Lost a lot of fish, was soooo sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 unfortunate for the sting and for the fish just looking at an ugly bristleworm as I'm typing this! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingWhisper Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 thats a crazy looking little guy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamfrontosa Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 i would try to pull it out if you don't want him there. there are lots of other scavengers out there that you can put in your tank. I hate them too. They freak me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjerrom Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Kill them especially if you want to put any type of coral in there! I cant stand the look of these guys especially a 9" worm - get a Mantis Shrimp and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoch Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 That's ugly! Kill it with fire!! 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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