What do you think this is?

[chat noir]

inlaws found this in their 200L aquarium, - OVER a meter long, thick as a thumb!!
if you look to the left, there is a crab a little bigger than a quater... this picture doesnt do it justice!

 

[arsen_36]

IT'S LIKE AN EEL!! that is one huge worm! nice catch

 

[nudilove]

Thats a worm of the Polychaete variety. A rather alarmingly huge one.

 

[kalied20]

looks like a BristleWorm (a.k.a. Fireworm)....I just took a 6-7'' one out of my 25 gallon Nano

 

[thomas712]

Its from the Eunicidae family.

 

[ray28576]

How long has there tank been established????!!!!!!

 

[moby]

Yikes! Flashbacks!
About 10 years ago I had an account cleaning and maintenancing the lobster tanks at Red Lobster. I used to pull on average 10 or 20 almost that big every month from their holding tanks!! YEEECCCHH! I could never figure out where they came from or how they managed to keep showing up.
When they get that big it just creeps me out!
Moby

 

[misfit]

Originally Posted by kalied20
looks like a BristleWorm (a.k.a. Fireworm)....
I agree.. they can get pretty big...Yuck :scared:

 

[chat noir]

Originally Posted by Ray28576
How long has there tank been established????!!!!!!
2 years, and they lost every single coral theyve put in their tank

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Thomas712
Its from the Eunicidae family.
I agree. If it were me I'd leave it out of a reef but it would be beneficial in a fish only.

 

[reef diver]

Why is it beneficial, so if i find one in my soon to be set up 55 gal i should leave it?

 

[zanoshanox]

Because it will be a huge addition to a cleanup crew.