ID Please!

Reefaholic · 02-10-2005, 06:55 PM

I don't have a dig. cam. so I will try to explain it. They are almost like worms, clear, kind of looks like a spaghetti noodle. They appear to be flat, maybe 6-8 in. long. Doesn't seem to bother anything they appeared in the last shipment of LR. They don't seem to be as large as a spaghetti noodle in diameter, very thin. Any idea anyone?

Witfull · 02-10-2005, 07:00 PM

are there many of them comeing from a central location...could be spagetti worms.

Reefaholic · 02-10-2005, 07:02 PM

Ya, they all sort of stay in the same area on these two rocks, and kind of slide back and forth not really going any place other than those two rocks. Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

Witfull · 02-10-2005, 07:13 PM

they are good...eat dirt

mps9506 · 02-10-2005, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Witfull

they are good...eat dirt

The kid downstairs eats dirt. Doesn't mean he is good though

Cougra · 02-11-2005, 11:25 AM

Do these long tendrails come from live rock or from the substrate? Another possibility are tube snails called Vermetid gastropods. They are generally found in a white tube but can come directly from the rock itself (the tube would be formed inside the rocks pores) The strands are generally paired from each opening.

Woodstock · 02-11-2005, 12:11 PM

Here is a pic of my vermetid snail. You can see it lives inside the top of the rock and has it's "fishing line" out catching debris in the water.

Reefaholic · 02-11-2005, 12:46 PM

They do look alot like that 'stock. They come from the rock and when a fish swims near them they go back in the holes of the rock. If they are what you all have said, are they bad ? If so how to remove them.

Woodstock · 02-11-2005, 12:59 PM

Vermetid snails are not bad.... but I am not convinced that is what you have. My vermetid's 'fishing line' does not retract when a fish swims past/near it. I am thinking you may have spaghetti worms as Witty suggested. I have lots of those in my tank too (they are not bad either). Spaghetti worms do retract quickly when disturbed. Here is some info on spaghetti worms:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/polychaetes.htm

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Loimia medusa (Savigny 1820), the Medusa or Spaghetti Worm. Cosmopolitan; all tropical seas. Found between rocks in silt to sandy substrates. Tube-dwelling (family Terebellidae) worm that is most often recognized by its extended feeding tentacles. Hawai'i image.

Reefaholic · 02-11-2005, 04:02 PM

I'll do some research on these but thanks to everyone for the help. You guys and gals are great, thanks again. Matt

02-10-2005, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Reefaholic Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	ID Please! I don't have a dig. cam. so I will try to explain it. They are almost like worms, clear, kind of looks like a spaghetti noodle. They appear to be flat, maybe 6-8 in. long. Doesn't seem to bother anything they appeared in the last shipment of LR. They don't seem to be as large as a spaghetti noodle in diameter, very thin. Any idea anyone?

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Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Do these long tendrails come from live rock or from the substrate? Another possibility are tube snails called Vermetid gastropods. They are generally found in a white tube but can come directly from the rock itself (the tube would be formed inside the rocks pores) The strands are generally paired from each opening. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 23,586 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Here is a pic of my vermetid snail. You can see it lives inside the top of the rock and has it's "fishing line" out catching debris in the water. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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Reefaholic Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	Ya, they all sort of stay in the same area on these two rocks, and kind of slide back and forth not really going any place other than those two rocks. Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

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Reefaholic Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	They do look alot like that 'stock. They come from the rock and when a fish swims near them they go back in the holes of the rock. If they are what you all have said, are they bad ? If so how to remove them.

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Reefaholic Midas Blenny Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	I'll do some research on these but thanks to everyone for the help. You guys and gals are great, thanks again. Matt

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