clear/white tentacles in rock?

brucie · 11-01-2009, 08:41 PM

well I grabbed just a little bit more lr to put in my tank. I have noticed some very tiny clearish white tentacles coming out and waving around in the current.
they never actually seem to leave the inside of the rock completelt but today I seen it actually pull in some sand.
sorry I have no pics but can anyone give me a few ideas as what it could be so I can research it further?! thanks!

cbrownfish · 11-01-2009, 10:30 PM

Google "hidden cup coral" and see if you find your critter.

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-01-2009, 11:29 PM

Bad picture, but check out the bottom left picture on the worms and cucumber section here:

Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

Either that or spaghetti worm? Google for pics.

JeffreyLebowski · 11-01-2009, 11:50 PM

I posted something similar and they seem to be hidden cup coral... I think the real identifier is if they have a white skeleton of sorts that they can retract into.

brucie · 11-02-2009, 08:04 PM

chipmunk, I am on a mobile phone and cannot click the images. but the one with two tentacles coming out of a little white thing looks almost exactlt like them. can someone give me a link to that please?

brucie · 11-04-2009, 07:24 PM

anyone?

Boomer · 11-05-2009, 12:17 AM

Need pic Bruce, it could be many things.

TwistedEnvy · 11-05-2009, 11:15 AM

Probably this:

This interesting kritter is found in most reef tanks near the rockwork or in the substrate of the refugium. The worm (possibly a Chaetopterid or Spionid) secretes a mucous to build a small tube with sand grains (two tubes visible in the image above), and extends two 'palps' for feeding. The worm itself is very small (1/10" to 1/4") but its tentacles can be up to 10 times longer than its body. Chaetopterid is pronounced "key-top-terid." Reef-safe

I have them everywhere in my tank...the are in white things and only come out sometimes, but they are clear/white, usually 2 strings come out.

Boomer · 11-05-2009, 11:55 AM

They could be Chaetopterid or Spionid as Envy pointed out but there are other things also

Chaetopterid

Sencha · 11-05-2009, 01:02 PM

maybe

spionid worms - Google Images

brucie · 11-17-2009, 10:40 PM

I believe they are Chaetopterid. they have a little tube they have built over the past few weeks. thanks for the help everyone!

11-01-2009, 08:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
brucie Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	clear/white tentacles in rock? well I grabbed just a little bit more lr to put in my tank. I have noticed some very tiny clearish white tentacles coming out and waving around in the current. they never actually seem to leave the inside of the rock completelt but today I seen it actually pull in some sand. sorry I have no pics but can anyone give me a few ideas as what it could be so I can research it further?! thanks!

11-01-2009, 10:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
cbrownfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,626 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? Google "hidden cup coral" and see if you find your critter. __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

11-01-2009, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? Bad picture, but check out the bottom left picture on the worms and cucumber section here: Melev's Reef - Visual Identification Either that or spaghetti worm? Google for pics. __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

11-01-2009, 11:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
JeffreyLebowski Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Big Y-O/NYC Posts: 279 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? I posted something similar and they seem to be hidden cup coral... I think the real identifier is if they have a white skeleton of sorts that they can retract into. __________________ ********************************************** Hopefully you understand my name isn't Lebowski, and hopefully you get the joke. My Journey and Frustration in Reefing

11-02-2009, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
brucie Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? chipmunk, I am on a mobile phone and cannot click the images. but the one with two tentacles coming out of a little white thing looks almost exactlt like them. can someone give me a link to that please?

11-04-2009, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
brucie Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? anyone?

11-05-2009, 12:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,608 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? Need pic Bruce, it could be many things. __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

11-05-2009, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
TwistedEnvy Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? Probably this: This interesting kritter is found in most reef tanks near the rockwork or in the substrate of the refugium. The worm (possibly a Chaetopterid or Spionid) secretes a mucous to build a small tube with sand grains (two tubes visible in the image above), and extends two 'palps' for feeding. The worm itself is very small (1/10" to 1/4") but its tentacles can be up to 10 times longer than its body. Chaetopterid is pronounced "key-top-terid." Reef-safe I have them everywhere in my tank...the are in white things and only come out sometimes, but they are clear/white, usually 2 strings come out.

11-05-2009, 11:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,608 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? They could be Chaetopterid or Spionid as Envy pointed out but there are other things also Chaetopterid __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

11-05-2009, 01:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sencha Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 28 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? maybe spionid worms - Google Images

11-17-2009, 10:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
brucie Bryozoan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 58 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: clear/white tentacles in rock? I believe they are Chaetopterid. they have a little tube they have built over the past few weeks. thanks for the help everyone!

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