Re: spaghetti worm eating my Gorgonian

[Boomer]

Spaghetti worms can't eat gorgonians or any another corals. Are you sure you have the
right worms ? About the only thin they might be able to do is irritate the coral by
touching it and picking up some particles with their sticky tentacles.

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"kryppy" <kryppy@.> wrote in message ...
: Anyone ever seen this?
: I have quite a few large worms and I always thought they were harmless
: and even good, but I just watched one eating my gorgonians!! I moved
: it away and it is happy now. Wonder what I should do.
:
:

[Boomer]

This is a Spaghetti Worm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.htm
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"kryppy" <kryppy@.> wrote in message ...
: On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 07:44:18 -0500, "Boomer"
: > wrote:
:
: >Spaghetti worms can't eat gorgonians or any another corals. Are you sure you have the
: >right worms ? About the only thin they might be able to do is irritate the coral by
: >touching it and picking up some particles with their sticky tentacles.
:
:
: I will post pictures. The gorgonian is healthy with no algae growth on
: it. The worms are difficult to photo, but I will try.
:

[Marc Levenson]

Two tentacles:

http://melevsreef.com/id/dualpalps.html

Marc


kryppy wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:52:57 -0500, "Boomer"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>This is a Spaghetti Worm
>>
>>http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.htm
>
>
> Thanks for the link.
> I never noticed that some of them have only two tentacles, while
> others have many. I believe it was the two tentacles variety that was
> munching. Posted some pics to alt.binaries.aquaria
>
> Subject: spaghetti worm?? that ate my gorgonians. (1/2)
> Message-ID: >
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[Boomer]

You beat me to it Marc and I was going to use the same link :-)

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"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
: Two tentacles:
:
: http://melevsreef.com/id/dualpalps.html
:
: Marc
:
:
: kryppy wrote:
:
: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 10:52:57 -0500, "Boomer"
: > > wrote:
: >
: >
: >>This is a Spaghetti Worm
: >>
: >>http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.htm
: >
: >
: > Thanks for the link.
: > I never noticed that some of them have only two tentacles, while
: > others have many. I believe it was the two tentacles variety that was
: > munching. Posted some pics to alt.binaries.aquaria
: >
: > Subject: spaghetti worm?? that ate my gorgonians. (1/2)
: > Message-ID: >
: >
: >
:
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[Marc Levenson]

;) Thanks Boomer.

I've got a new one for my page, about swimming worms. But
first I have to build the webpage with Ron's comments so the
information is ...well, informative. GRIN

Marc


Boomer wrote:
> You beat me to it Marc and I was going to use the same link :-)
>

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