ID (with no picture)
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Topic: ID (with no picture)
Posted By: saltybuck
Subject: ID (with no picture)
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 11:31am
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So I am still fairly new to this hobby, and noticed that on one of my rocks, I have several worm looking things. The look like they build their home using sand particles creating a tube sort of thing. They also stick out their inch long clear tentacles waving them around. Should I be concerned about them? Are they bad? This might be a separate note, but every time I do a water change, i have these tube looking things (almost like very small feather duster tubes) that secrete what looks like a slime or mucus. It eventually goes away, but when I am done changing the water, I have what looks like spiders webs all over my rock. Are these two things related? Thanks for your help, like I said, i am new and do not have the experience that you all have.  ------------- Mike |
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Posted By: jonafriendj
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 12:33pm
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Try looking up phyllochaetopterus , hair worms or spaghetti worms to see if they look like what you're seeing ------------- Pleasant Grove |
Posted By: CrimsRayne
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 2:07pm
BTW they are fine to have in your tank.  ------------- "What we know from this hobby is too hard to share with the people who just want to look and not get wet." -Rioreefer "The Puffer Girl" Zoo freak :) West Jordan |
Posted By: jonafriendj
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 2:09pm
I was going to wait until we knew for sure what it is to say that, but most likely yes.. I wouldn't worry either  ------------- Pleasant Grove |
CrimsRayne wrote:Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 2:39pm
I like to call them "mucous net worms", but they are actually Vermitid Snails. They send out the net to capture food and draw it back in, eating the pieces of food caught in the net. Worms and snails are distant cousins, right?  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: saltybuck
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 3:47pm
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Thanks for the feedback. My sister has a Macro Lens for her camera, I will get a hold of it and take some pictures after the holidays. I will show you so that maybe others will benefit from this as well. Thanks again everyone! ------------- Mike |