Nafe420 Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 So I have had these in a couple of my tanks over the years and gave my 6x2x2 a thorough clean on the weekend, sucked up about 10 but this was the biggest. Kind of like a beach worm in shape and they swim down when the suctions on them so they're not silly haha. If anyone knows what they are i'd be pretty interested, also could these be coming through the tap water? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 woah! No idea what that worm is, but i'm as interested as you are to find out ! Sure does look like a decent size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Haha yea Id be worried if they were in my shrimp tanks but they dont bother my fish. Hmm wonder if they eat planaria... And yea it was about 10cm, little eyes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 [MENTION=9141]Nafe420[/MENTION] found this for you Can someone identify this worm?? Hope it helps Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Polychaete is what it be probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Cool, thanks guys. They're pretty fascinating but not really something I want in my tank haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Rarer in freshwater, very very common in marine. harmless scavenger 99.99% of the time See them a lot in hydroponics/aquaponics/horticulture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nafe420 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Yea next time I might throw them in own tank and see how they act. Any chance you know of a small red worm? I had them for a while. Always stayed in the gravel, when I took them out they would cluster in a tight ball until I fed them to my feeder guppies.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 yep, no genus for you off top of head, but similar to the white gravel worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
