What have you gotten for hitch hikers?

[smcnally]

I once got a fish that lived inside the anus of a cucumber. Talk about weird!

Yeah...that's a little weird...

 

[Shallowwaters]

I have a long eunice or bobbit worm living inside a live rock burrow. Although I have never seen it all, it is at least 10" and can grow to six feet and some grow in the wild to 30 feet!

It is very agressive and will attack things that disturb its burrow. I watched it lash out at a sea hare. That bunny was really surprised!

Normally the worm only feeds on detritus late at night in total darkness. I try not to walk by my tank at night for fear that one day it will grab me by the neck.

I should add that these worms have significant mandibles and lightening fast reflexes. I think its the fastest creature I have ever seen when it pulls back into it's burrow. Faster than you can snap your fingers.

 

[Chris L]

i just found this tonight, after almost 11 months of having the rock
http://www.nudibranch.com.au/pages/8163a.htm

 

[Shallowwaters]

Eunice Worm

Here's a pic of my not so friendly worm.

 

[Shallowwaters]

closer

 

[One Eye]

In my Marshall Island rock I've got a couple different nudis/slugs. A couple different zoas. A couple encrusting montis. Chitons. Stomatella snails. Many macros. Some pink stuff I used to think was sponge but it has no siphon holes. All kinds of feather dusters and tunicates. More just keeps popping out of this stuff.

 

[nickyblase]

Wow. Some of these posts sound like science fiction!! The worm sounds incredibly creepy (almost worthy of a horror movie!), and the fish coming out of a cucumber anus - I don't even know what to say to that!!