Can someone please tell me what they think is causing these webs?
Webs in my TANK! HELP!
- Thread starter Bearjohnson
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one guess... is vermetid snails "fishing" for stuff floating in the water
here an example:
here an example:
How would I know and how do I nuke them? LOL
See what others think... here another pic
the few I have had, I just snapped off (they live in little tubes) I have seen post where some members supper glue the tops of the tubes
the few I have had, I just snapped off (they live in little tubes) I have seen post where some members supper glue the tops of the tubes
Mike Johnson
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There are a couple different "worms" that will cobweb up a tank. The first suspect, of course, would be the Vermetid Snail. Vermetids are larger and usually only have localized webs. When a tank looks like it's got spider webs in it that would indicate a member of the Spirorbinae family, formerly Spirorbidae. There is a couple species in particular, Protolaeospira and Romanchella. These little hard tube worms are approx. 1/2" long hard tubes attached to the rock in a coil either counterclockwise or clockwise. Knowing which way would help in the identification, but some species actually turn both ways. They can grow to plague proportions very quickly, but usually die off by themselves; but they leave those nasty hard tubes behind.
I would search your rockwork, or sometimes it will be the hard stalk of a Euphyllia, any hard surface, and break them off. Of course being careful as some of them are sharp.
I would search your rockwork, or sometimes it will be the hard stalk of a Euphyllia, any hard surface, and break them off. Of course being careful as some of them are sharp.