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inlander · Big-Geek

LOL

Here is the deal , I have been wondering for a long time why I have had eggs from fish disapear,,, sometimes over night,,,,

I think I have isolated the culprit.

Here is why I think I have.

I was recently fishing and caught several nice white bass , when I cleand them they were full of eggs, ,,,,I heard storis of folks using the eggs for food in their SW tanks, Bass eggs .

So I froze them egg sack and all and have been adding small chunks of the eggsack disolved in DIY water along with the diy food.

Here is what I have as evidence of my conclusion, these things may be reef safe but could they be eating the eggs of the tank inhabitants as well.

This was taken just the other morning in my 30 gallon tank,

I knew I had one and he was getting big , however I had no idea he was anythgin like this, and it has clearly targeted the egg sack of the White Bass.

100_0338.flv video by inlanderstank - Photobucket

rgrking · Spawning

it's a monster!

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Yeah I would get him out of there ASAP.

rgrking · Spawning

and don't use your fingers!!!!!

high tide · Big-Geek

feeeeeeeed me Seymour!

inlander · Big-Geek

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

Yuck.

high tide · Big-Geek

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Originally Posted by spinycheek

Yuck.

what you don't like roe?

Barbara · Geekette

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!

............did you get him out??? .......I wonder if the monster really did eat your other eggs too!

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

I don't like worms.............and roe is fish bait, not food.

high tide · Big-Geek

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Originally Posted by spinycheek

I don't like worms.............and roe is fish bait, not food.

roe is nutritious and veely good for you! have you never tried flying fish eggs? ( actually they glide and go spalt lol)

Azurel · Big-Geek

Looks like a eucnid worm....They can get distructive to yor fish and inverts.....I would remove it asap.

inlander · Big-Geek

it's a monster!

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Might be the vitmin c lol

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Yeah I would get him out of there ASAP.
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I have a plan!!

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and don't use your fingers!!!!!

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feeeeeeeed me Seymour! ,
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LOL OH ,, I will !!!

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Yuck.
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When I seen it I said Double yuck!!

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did you get him out??? .......I wonder if the monster really did eat your other eggs too!
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Not yet , I only see it about once every couple months.

I was allways told they were reef safe si I never worried about it, untill I had watche the reactions of the fish in the tank I never thought it could ba a issue, but when ya watch the yellow tail damsel and how it was acting it makes me think maybe this could have possabilities.

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have you never tried flying fish eggs?

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Those mus t be a ocean delicacy!! I live in Ohio!!LOL

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Looks like a eucnid worm....They can get distructive to yor fish and inverts.....I would remove it asap.

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If I ever see it again

, I was thinking about taking the rock out and putting it in a busket with out any water in it to see if it wil come out.I dont think it will but it is worth the try ..

billrob71 · Will work for CLAMS

Thats a pretty big worm!! I'd get that bad boy out.

Azurel · Big-Geek

If you take it out try soda water or seltzer water....It will come out asap.

Thinkin Reef · Greeter Of New Geeks

I had one at 2ft "they are jerks"

Nail that thing !!!

rgrking · Spawning

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Originally Posted by Thinkin Reef

I had one at 2ft "they are jerks"

Nail that thing !!!

were you scared?

russianrick · Newbie-Geek

Does anyone know exactly what a nasty worm like this actually does to fish and inverts? I have heard that bristleworms are nasty, but only if you touch it with your hand while working in the aquarium. I'm guessing that if you approach the tank while it is eating the fish eggs, it will go hide.

high tide · Big-Geek

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Originally Posted by russianrick

Does anyone know exactly what a nasty worm like this actually does to fish and inverts? I have heard that bristleworms are nasty, but only if you touch it with your hand while working in the aquarium. I'm guessing that if you approach the tank while it is eating the fish eggs, it will go hide.

good question Rick? Id like to know too, all I can say is they eat detritus and left over food? guess eggs would be a bonus for them

russianrick · Newbie-Geek

I found this on the internet and it looks like fairly sound advice:
References - Bristle Worm Removal Page 3

[1 (permalink)] Posted by inlander 05-30-2010, 09:37 AM	Big-Geek
This could be big LOL Here is the deal , I have been wondering for a long time why I have had eggs from fish disapear,,, sometimes over night,,,, I think I have isolated the culprit. Here is why I think I have. I was recently fishing and caught several nice white bass , when I cleand them they were full of eggs, ,,,,I heard storis of folks using the eggs for food in their SW tanks, Bass eggs . So I froze them egg sack and all and have been adding small chunks of the eggsack disolved in DIY water along with the diy food. Here is what I have as evidence of my conclusion, these things may be reef safe but could they be eating the eggs of the tank inhabitants as well. This was taken just the other morning in my 30 gallon tank, I knew I had one and he was getting big , however I had no idea he was anythgin like this, and it has clearly targeted the egg sack of the White Bass. 100_0338.flv video by inlanderstank - Photobucket	Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,743 Gameroom cash: $509710 Rep Power: 58
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 05-30-2010, 09:39 AM	Spawning
it's a monster! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 05-30-2010, 09:49 AM	Spawning
and don't use your fingers!!!!! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by inlander 05-30-2010, 11:01 AM	Big-Geek
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 05-30-2010, 04:58 PM	Geekette
aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!! ............did you get him out??? .......I wonder if the monster really did eat your other eggs too! __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 05-30-2010, 09:46 AM	Big-Geek
Yeah I would get him out of there ASAP.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by high tide 05-30-2010, 10:15 AM	Big-Geek
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 05-30-2010, 04:33 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 05-30-2010, 05:29 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
I don't like worms.............and roe is fish bait, not food.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,277 Gameroom cash: $1307222 Rep Power: 82
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by Azurel 05-30-2010, 09:00 PM	Big-Geek
Looks like a eucnid worm....They can get distructive to yor fish and inverts.....I would remove it asap.	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,035 Gameroom cash: $354145 Rep Power: 33
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by inlander 05-30-2010, 09:45 PM	Big-Geek
it's a monster! =============== Might be the vitmin c lol ---------------------- Yeah I would get him out of there ASAP. ============================== I have a plan!! ------------------------------ and don't use your fingers!!!!! ================================ feeeeeeeed me Seymour! , ------------------------------ , LOL OH ,, I will !!! ================================ Yuck. -------------- When I seen it I said Double yuck!! ================== did you get him out??? .......I wonder if the monster really did eat your other eggs too! ------------------------- Not yet , I only see it about once every couple months. I was allways told they were reef safe si I never worried about it, untill I had watche the reactions of the fish in the tank I never thought it could ba a issue, but when ya watch the yellow tail damsel and how it was acting it makes me think maybe this could have possabilities. ====================== have you never tried flying fish eggs? ================ Those mus t be a ocean delicacy!! I live in Ohio!!LOL ----------------------- Looks like a eucnid worm....They can get distructive to yor fish and inverts.....I would remove it asap. ------------------------- If I ever see it again , I was thinking about taking the rock out and putting it in a busket with out any water in it to see if it wil come out.I dont think it will but it is worth the try ..	Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,743 Gameroom cash: $509710 Rep Power: 58
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by billrob71 05-30-2010, 09:54 PM	Will work for CLAMS
Thats a pretty big worm!! I'd get that bad boy out. __________________ Why is the rum always gone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 6,413 Gameroom cash: $1737675 Rep Power: 94
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[15 (permalink)] Posted by Azurel 05-30-2010, 10:35 PM	Big-Geek
If you take it out try soda water or seltzer water....It will come out asap.	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,035 Gameroom cash: $354145 Rep Power: 33
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[16 (permalink)] Posted by Thinkin Reef 05-31-2010, 03:20 AM	Greeter Of New Geeks
I had one at 2ft "they are jerks" Nail that thing !!! __________________ Wal-Mart Greeter http://www.reef-geeks.com/forums/	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,130 Gameroom cash: $1044957 Rep Power: 72
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[18 (permalink)] Posted by russianrick 06-06-2010, 11:52 PM	Newbie-Geek
Does anyone know exactly what a nasty worm like this actually does to fish and inverts? I have heard that bristleworms are nasty, but only if you touch it with your hand while working in the aquarium. I'm guessing that if you approach the tank while it is eating the fish eggs, it will go hide. __________________ If you were any cooler , you would be a fish!	Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springville, UT Posts: 45 Gameroom cash: $14560 Rep Power: 5
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[20 (permalink)] Posted by russianrick 06-07-2010, 12:31 AM	Newbie-Geek
I found this on the internet and it looks like fairly sound advice: References - Bristle Worm Removal Page 3 __________________ If you were any cooler , you would be a fish!	Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springville, UT Posts: 45 Gameroom cash: $14560 Rep Power: 5
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