[ID this Evil Looking WOrm]

Are Sarong worms and bobbit worms different? I havent actually seen a sarong worm before, just the pictures online on fishing websites. Anyone know of the differences?

[Where to get Bobbit worms?]

I have a lot bobbit worm in my tank last time that attack my sps but they only come out during night time and they move/hide very fast if u suddenly turn on the lighting ... I have put a toby and it really consume most of them in about 2~3weeks time but i not really understand how the toby consume them becos they only come out at night ... toby is not reefsafe they nip on sps tip ...

@Sengreef, does that mean your bobbit worm problem is well taken care off now but your sps is still suffering?

It depends on the size of the worm or worms u need to study. For miniatures, just go 2 the East Coast when the tide is at 0.1m and scoop a bagful of mud behind the breakwater wall beside the canal near Fort Rd. U can also wait patiently for the centipede sized version to appear among the rocks that form a ledge (seen only at low tides) there. Do wear shoes or u can end up with badly cut soles.

BTW the ones I spotted at the East Coast r the thickness of an adult's pinky thus making me think they r centipedes. It's just that a centipede can't live in saltwater

area! So a trawl of the Net revealed what I'd seen.

@Finbir, are easy to spot? I will need as large a worm as I can get, it will be good to get the ones you netted! Do you remember if they are the ones that have iridescent along their bodies? Thank you so much for the info

[Anemone shrimp together with cleaner shrimp?]

I had a white spotted anemone shrimp and it was doing well and eating fine until i got a cleaner shrimp for my tank. The cleaner shrimp seemed to be very erratic and hyper and greedy. I found the anemone shrimp had jumped out of the tank one day (only found it in the morning) and I guess it was stressed out by the cleaner. Had seen it in high alert mode a few times, raising its claws whenever the cleaner shrimp was nearby.

Are the anemone shrimps and cleaner shrimp not compatible? I would like to keep anemone shrimps, does that mean i need to remove the cleaner?

[Where to get Bobbit worms?]

Hi,

I have read quite some threads about reefers having bobbit worms (Eunice aphroditois) in their tanks attacking livestocks and having trouble getting these worms out of their live rocks. It seems like this worm can be quite common when they hitch-hike in live rocks, but does anyone know where can I get the worms? Is it sold anywhere here?

Also if anyone has caught a bobbit worm, whether dead or alive, could you PM me?

I'm working in a research group where we study marine crustaceans and cephalopods, and I'm interested in doing some research on this worm. Not much information have been available for these worms as compared to many other marine species, so it would be great if we could get some to work on to reveal more insights about them.

I'm very hopeful to receive informative and helpful feedback! I am a new tank owner myself and will be glad to learn more and make new reefer friends!

Cheers,

Eva