lakshwadeep (September 27, 2008 at 5:49 pm)

Also, you can see in one of the related videos from "andthatsalright" another illogical conclusion by uninformed people. He said that the worm ate his goby because "they get about 18 inches and eat your fish", which is a myth.The worm in the video looked like a fire worm. The Shimek article I linked above states that a fire worm has "no jaws to bite off chunks of food, rather it must lick them to death" where feeding can take hours, which means a living fish should have been able to escape.

lakshwadeep (September 27, 2008 at 5:36 pm)

Basically, only a small minority of bristle worms are dangerous. I generally say that you shouldn't worry if the worms aren't attacking anything alive. Often people blamed worms for killing there clams or fish only because they saw the worms eating the dead bodies.If you want some more info, google "the large worm turns by ronald shimek" and also "chuck's addiction hitchhikers".

donniccolo (September 27, 2008 at 2:41 pm)

it seems there are mixed responses to these worms. i have lots in my tank as well...what to do? natural selection?!

lakshwadeep (August 23, 2008 at 4:45 am)

Don't kill it. Even though they look scary, they are the perfect reef-safe scavengers.

thrilljunkie08 (July 11, 2008 at 9:04 pm)

wow, that got really big! you should trap it, and throw it in a cup/bowl of vinegar or bleach

nwyk153 (May 12, 2008 at 3:57 am)

OMG KILL IT! KILL IT!