officially afraid to put my hand in my tank

[saltyvixen]

OK so while admiring my tank noticed several clear whitish tentacles coming out of the sand.. . Creepy and scary. What the heck is it? I tried raking through the sand to find it, but no luck

 

[dball711]

Careful it’s a sea monster!!!

Welcome back...

 

[ringo®]

Spaghetti worm maybe.....how about a picture?

 

[saltyvixen]

dball711;928815 wrote: Careful it’s a sea monster!!!

Welcome back...

Thank you :thumbs:

Edit:

Ringo®;928820 wrote: Spaghetti worm maybe.....how about a picture?

Camera can't pick it up, but I think that's what it is, how do get it out lol

 

[markl]

dball711;928815 wrote: Careful it’s a sea monster!!!

Welcome back...

Lol

 

[ringo®]

SaltyVixen;928824 wrote:
Camera can't pick it up, but I think that's what it is, how do get it out lol

Pretty harmless. I would leave it where it is. If you don't like it being in there, you could wait till lights on and see if you see it cruising around somewhere and vacuum it out.

 

[saltyvixen]

I can deal with the other hitchhikers, but this one is too creepy.. . Lol

 

[ralph atl]

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10268&highlight=Eunice">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10268&highlight=Eunice</a>

Like this? they come in white tentacles and black body, too! (I had one of those, too)

 

[jdavid]

leveldrummer;928870 wrote: Your afraid of spaghetti worm? Dont you have any idea what kinda foul disgusting monters lurk in our tanks?

After pulling out a nasty fireworm (no, not an average bristle worm, a true fireworm) I was a little more cautious

Edit: Just look at the bristles on this guy!

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Wouldn't want to get hit by those.

 

[jennm]

Just don't pet the bristleworms

Most worms are good to have.

If yours just pokes out of the sand, don't go digging for it.

Jenn

 

[jennm]

Not to my knowledge - at least not enough to bite you. It's the bristles that get into the skin and irritate. If you get bristled, soak your fingers in some vinegar and it will melt them off.

Feels mostly like splinters, or that itchy feeling when you mess with fiberglass batting insulation.

Fireworms pack a burn along with the bristles.

For most people the reaction is local, and temporary. Benedryl will help. If you have allergies to stings and such, might be prudent to do whatever you would normally do if you have a reaction (ie Epi pen, etc.)

Jenn

 

[saltyvixen]

JDavid;928872 wrote: After pulling out a nasty fireworm (no, not an average bristle worm, a true fireworm) I was a little more cautious

Edit: Just look at the bristles on this guy!

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Wouldn't want to get hit by those.

I had two of those monsters come crawling out of some rock that was out of water for a month. And yes afraid of that worn lol it has too many tentacles