[ChrisK]

I saw these 2 in the escudo tank about a half inch long, a little scary after looking at the large pic and seeing that one attacking the ff. Anything to worry about?

 

[zBrinks]

Looks like what I've heard call a proboscis worm. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Ed]

Nemertean,..

They will capture and eat flies and are pretty much death on any attempts to seed enclosures with springtails.

Ed

 

[ChrisK]

Dammit! If I take out the ones I find, so they reproduce too quickly to keep up?

 

[Ed]

Dammit! If I take out the ones I find, so they reproduce too quickly to keep up?

Most of the population is going to be in the substrate so pulling out what you see can reduce the population but probably not significantly. I haven't heard of a good method to deal with them yet if they are allready in the cage.

Ed

 

[ChrisK]

What a pain, I wonder how they got in there

 

[Brien]

Dry ice will hopefully get them out that sucks

 

[Ed]

What a pain, I wonder how they got in there

contaminated plants or soil usually.

Ed

 

[ChrisK]

Yeah I can see now they're all on the tree fern bg and they stretch out really long, didn't introduce anything new lately though. Can they freely go from tank to tank, and do they eat eggs?

 

[frogparty]

I have those in one of my vivs. They don't eat frog eggs,but they do eat every bug in the enclosure smaller than themselves. Dry ice didn't work worth a damn for me tryingto get rid of them. Need total tear down if you want to be really successful.
I've alwas called them proboscis nemerteans. On the plus side, they ate all the baby slugs in the same viv. Now my orchids in there bloom and don'tt get munched.

 

[hexentanz]

Yeah I can see now they're all on the tree fern bg and they stretch out really long, didn't introduce anything new lately though. Can they freely go from tank to tank, and do they eat eggs?

Yea they love tree fern panels.

 

[Ed]

Yeah I can see now they're all on the tree fern bg and they stretch out really long, didn't introduce anything new lately though. Can they freely go from tank to tank, and do they eat eggs?

Only if there is a moist pathway between tanks or if you transfer materials between tanks on purpose, or on your hands or other implements.

Ed

 

[jeffr]

What a pain, I wonder how they got in there

This is what I have in 2 of my tanks. And no I didn't bring them over with me

 

[ChrisK]

This is what I have in 2 of my tanks. And no I didn't bring them over with me

They in the basti tank? Maybe that's why you don't see springtails in there

 

[jeffr]

They in the basti tank? Maybe that's why you don't see springtails in there

No, my Yellow Galacts and my Leucs. When I set those tanks up I did them both at the same time, bought plants from the same store, etc... I figured they came in on the plants

They don't eat eggs since My Galacts lay right on the leaf litter

 

[Mitch]

Just wondering... why don't the frogs eat them? They look like a tasty treat to me.

 

[jeffr]

they're too big

 

[jkooiman]

Will treefrogs and tincs take these damn things out? Are they so distasteful that nothing will eat them? They appeared in one of my tanks and I'm contemplating a little "mongoose" action, maybe some baby vampire crabs would work? I can't handle these nasty little nightmare creatures. They make my skin crawl. Thanks, JVK

 

[fieldnstream]

Looks like the viv version of Tremors!

 

[Ed]

Will treefrogs and tincs take these damn things out? Are they so distasteful that nothing will eat them? They appeared in one of my tanks and I'm contemplating a little "mongoose" action, maybe some baby vampire crabs would work? I can't handle these nasty little nightmare creatures. They make my skin crawl. Thanks, JVK

I know people that have these in thier tinct cages and they don't seem to pay them much attention. I haven't spoken to anyone about whether thier treefrogs would take them.

I haven't heard of anyone trying vampire crabs yet but keep in mind that they feed on any microfauna they can subdue.

Ed