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Blown76mav
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What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 00:57:46 »
I'm sure its bad, almost makes me think twice about sticking my hands in the tank ever again. Here I am 12:30 the night before the meeting checking out the tank. I thought hmmm I wonder if that crab I haven't been able to catch is out. I look in his hole and I see something retract quickly.... I notice the crab is on the rock above where he normally hangs out. I wait for a few minutes and check his cave again, this time I see the end of it and think man that one big bristle worm. I tell the wife I'm going to get it out, she says wait till after the meeting. Off to bed she goes, the more I look the more I don't like what I see. So here I am tearing apart my rock work to remove this worm thing. I put on my Aqua gloves (something i normally don't do) man am I thankful I did. I remove a few rocks, not only did I get the crab I have been after for months, I get one of his buddies and this thing, yes I yelled like a little kid when I sprayed the rock with freshwater and this came slithering out...... I should grab it by the tail and go wake up the wife.
Its just over 12 inchs long and 1/2 in diameter.
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jd
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 01:12:33 »
I bit into an apple the moment I looked at that picture... Needless to say my desk isn't a pretty sight.
Look about 1/4 of the way down on this page
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/wormidfaqs4.htm
They say its a bristleworm, but I don't believe that for a second.
Don't just flush him, I'd be afraid he's crawl back out of the drain and choke you in your sleep...
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Blown76mav
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 01:16:09 »
Its a eunicid worm, way worse than a bristle any day..... Check this one out.
http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm
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jd
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 01:18:43 »
That is the most frighten thing I've ever seen...
You gonna keep him so we can see him at the meeting tomorrow?
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Blown76mav
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October 18, 2009, 01:22:50 »
Yep got him in a container with a lid and some water. Gonna be a door prize for someone.
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jd
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October 18, 2009, 01:25:15 »
Do yourself a favor and put some bricks on the lid.
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Blown76mav
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October 18, 2009, 01:28:06 »
ain't getting no sleep tonight......
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jd
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 01:33:30 »
I'm sure you're happy you got it now, before he got taller than you and weighted more than one of your kids
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GreatWyte
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 02:56:05 »
Wow, a real life sea monster!
That 7 foot long one is crazy.
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atreis
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October 18, 2009, 06:59:21 »
Yeek! Those suckers can get huge too. Good thing you got it out at "just" 12 inches!
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jungliztkruger
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October 18, 2009, 08:32:13 »
we had every rock out of your system a few months ago and had no idea that thing was there!
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slandis3
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October 18, 2009, 08:38:35 »
Well these things can get nasty. For anyone that hasn't seen the Oregon reef check this out.
http://www.oregonreef.com/sub_worm.htm
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METZCOOL
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October 18, 2009, 08:39:24 »
Worms and Hot Dogs will be served at the meeting!!!
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Reefd Up
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October 18, 2009, 08:51:55 »
You could make a species specific tank for him...keep him as a pet!
Wow...that's awesome...and gross.
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Joel
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October 18, 2009, 08:58:30 »
I Kept one of those in my sump of the reef tank at the shop. It got pretty big, like pushing 2'. Pretty neat but creepy, glad you got it out of your tank....
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wolfeden3
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October 18, 2009, 09:36:04 »
that is one ugly bugger glad you found it before it did some serious damage to your tank. That would scare the sh*t out of me and maybe have some nightmare from it.
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Wall_Tank
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 10:59:31 »
Pretty Cool. I think you need to change how the raffle is done today.
Put tickets in the bag for each of the gift certificates, and a ticket for this guy. Then have the attendees draw tickets. Whoever draw the worm ticket has to eat it. You can be sporting and blend it up into a shake if you want.
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Reefd Up
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October 18, 2009, 11:07:59 »
Tequila!
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Blown76mav
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October 18, 2009, 11:12:54 »
Quote from: Reef'd Up on October 18, 2009, 11:07:59
Tequila!
I have a couple of 5ths but wasn't really gonna mix heavy drinking with powertools.
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jungliztkruger
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 18, 2009, 11:13:41 »
lol they are meant to be mixed
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fishnuttoo
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 19, 2009, 17:13:21 »
i wonder if they eat snails......
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jd
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Re: What the @#$& is this?!!!!
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October 19, 2009, 19:29:08 »
Quote from: fishnuttoo on October 19, 2009, 17:13:21
i wonder if they eat
snails
fingers......
Fixed that for you
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