Worm thingo's found swimming in tank ! WTF r these ?

[taksan]

Found these disgusting thingos wriggling about.

They ranged from 1cm to nearly 6cm

WTF are these things????


http://www.akn-media.net/worms/07041602.jpg

http://www.akn-media.net/worms/07041611.jpg

http://www.akn-media.net/worms/07041613.jpg

[ILLUSN]

Mate is that from a salt water tank? looks like one of the sandworms i use to use as bait when i went fishing.

[Merrilyn]

Probably some of Ben's new pets. I knew he'd eventually run out of room at home :lol: :lol:


I honestly have no idea. Have you been feeding live foods to that tank?

[Merrilyn]

Fresh water tank Illusn. And much, much smaller than sandworms. Although your're right, does look like them.

[DiscusEden]

I feel ashamed to speak in such knowedgable company - but it's not going to stop me.

Great photos by the way.

I saw a thread on these things a few months back. They are a salt water thing, or there is a salt water version, but they live in fresh water too & they're bad. Really bad.

They hide in rocks & substrate & grow to horriffic sizes and pop their heads out & grab fish. Or bits of fish if they're not successful. I know this sounds like a boogeyman tale, but it was in the thread, honest.

People were removing them by grabbing them, but as long as they're small enough & the fish are big enough with enough room to get away, they can co-exist.

I'll hunt for the thread. I think it was in the Illness section too.

http://discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11653

[scott bowler]

you cant tell that marijuana is legalised in Adelaide, you need to stop that stuff DE lol

[DiscusEden]

Yeah, right, it's me. I'm using the drugs. Who posted the pics here?


Here, here, look, there's another thread:
http://discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7298

Still not the one I remember yet.

[DiscusEden]

Hahahahahaha Scotty, I found it!

http://discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10882

OK, it's not as bad as I remembered, but I wasn't too far off. Hahahaha Scotty. Me on drugs making it up! Ha!

[Ben]

I am not sure what these worms are but i do know they live in the gravel, are %100 fresh water and can reproduce and grow quite quickly.

They are not a tape worm but some type of aquatic worm creature. Thats all i know! but would like to know exactly what they are....

[scott bowler]

Hahahahahaha Scotty, I found it!

http://discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10882

OK, it's not as bad as I remembered, but I wasn't too far off. Hahahaha Scotty. Me on drugs making it up! Ha!
:lol: :lol: :lol: good find bit of the mark , i dont think these guys are brilsel worms , they do look a little like them but i dont think they are :wink: still think your on something :lol: :lol: :lol: just jks

[DiscusEden]

Poop. So close.

So what do you think they are, genius?

[DiscusEden]

Anyone?

I want to know now.

If anyone's willing to say they are brissle worms (or whatever the right name is), you'll make me very happy.

[samir]

i had them in my platy tank, they came with the plants. NFI what they are.

bristle worms, aren't they found in reef tanks DE ??? Ask Ben the saltwater maestro :lol:

[DiscusEden]

Yep yep yep, but that thread I put the link up to, that said they can also be found in freshwater.

I'm willing to call them NFI's if you are. Similar to kangaroos I guess.

[Greggy]

Hehehe,

What samir actually meant with NFI was "No f'ing idea what they are." :)

Regards,

Greggy

[DiscusEden]

Yes Greggy, and "kangaroo" in the local Aboriginal dialect directly translates as "I don't know". As in, ask the local in English, which he doesn't know a word of "what are those" and point at something in the distance, get told "Kangaroo" and the name sticks.

Therefore, these are now NFI's.

[scott bowler]

hehe she not blonde Gregg lol or maybe she is hehe