rbcjoker
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So I had an unusual occurance happen in my tank the other day, and I wanted to ask you experts around here if it's anything I should be worried about.
The backstory: I have a 55 gallon tank, up for about a year, with about 60 pounds of live rock. I can see a number of small bristleworms crawling around after dark, but one night we discovered that there was one that was rather large (we guess at least a foot, probably larger, but it's of course hard to tell with them.) I don't have any corals in there, and he leaves the fish alone, so my take on it has always been live and let live.
Well, about a week ago, I was doing some routine cleaning in the tank, and he made an appearance. That's wierd enough, as he's awfully shy, but then he sort of dove back into the rock, until his butt came up out of the rock. He then shot out a milky fluid that clouded up the tank for several minutes.
So, umm, what the heck was that??? Is it harmful? Should I try catching this guy or what? Any advice would be great, folks!
The backstory: I have a 55 gallon tank, up for about a year, with about 60 pounds of live rock. I can see a number of small bristleworms crawling around after dark, but one night we discovered that there was one that was rather large (we guess at least a foot, probably larger, but it's of course hard to tell with them.) I don't have any corals in there, and he leaves the fish alone, so my take on it has always been live and let live.
Well, about a week ago, I was doing some routine cleaning in the tank, and he made an appearance. That's wierd enough, as he's awfully shy, but then he sort of dove back into the rock, until his butt came up out of the rock. He then shot out a milky fluid that clouded up the tank for several minutes.
So, umm, what the heck was that??? Is it harmful? Should I try catching this guy or what? Any advice would be great, folks!
