Great video of bristleworm eating a fish...

[badbread]

Saw this over on nano-reef, it gives me the chills. I had no idea bristle worms ate fish whole.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=203015&pid=2336369&st=20&#entry2336369

Youtube only link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t23eylcc-WE

 

[Knucklehead]

damn! that thing ate it like a snake!

 

[A_Lee]

Polychaetes ftw

 

[bluevoodoo]

dam! that was cool. :steve:

 

[A_Lee]

Only cool kids double post

 

[JRocha]

WTF!!! my poor fish. that was crazy. It only took about 3 minutes to take down the whole thing.

 

[DurTBear]

Wow...I didn't know they could do that!

 

[Euphyllia]

I'm scared after watching that video!

 

[xcaret]

That's the reason whenever I spot a big one just take it out; small ones are helpful.

 

[drdoolittle]

wow, thats crazy.. it ate a whole anchovy. I think that the guys pet, i didnt see any thing else it the tank. This is why i have coral banded shrimp in my tank. Keep those sucker in check.

 

[GreshamH]

That's the reason whenever I spot a big one just take it out; small ones are helpful.

The normal ones we have (pink/white) are fine and do not get as large as the one ion the video. The one in the video sure looks like a fireworm to me, hole nother ball o wax.