I just came home from a 4 day coast trip and found all these different things on my live rock. Next to one of my anemones are a cluster of these clear/foggywhite, looking tube things, and on another rock this fuzzy peach colored thing that is about half an inch long and then on my algae clip are 2 worms eating my algae. I dont know if any of them are bad or what any of them are. Anyone know?
2007-07-19 17:14:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
The tube-like things may be a small species of feather dusters. Are they somewhat coiled tubes? These are on my live rock, and although they're related to the large hawaiin feather dusters, these won't get nearly as large. The tubes are calcified and hard, unlike the leathery tubes of the larger feather dusters.
The peach colored thing might be a baby bristleworm: http://www.kwajaleinscubaclub.com/photos/johnson-critters/Bristleworm.jpg These will get up to several inches long, and while not exactly bad, you don't want to touch them. The white spines burn! They do help clean up debris in the tank and aerate the substrate, so they do have some useful purposes.
The worms eating you algae are probably just that. There are numerous types of saltwater worms, some good, and some bad.
Here's a website that has some photos of things you can find on your live rock as hitchhikers: http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/ Maybe you can identify your critters if you look throgh the photos.
2007-07-19 17:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tube worms are a benificial invertibrte to have on your tank. There are very nearly continuously some on the stay rock. you will locate each and every thing from diffrent varieties of worms, polyps, algae, starfish, snails and a ton of different stuff on your stay rock. Its between the justifications its called 'stay' rock. maximum of those issues are large to your tank. especially circumstances youcan get some issues like flatworms which arent good in spite of the undeniable fact that it particularly is no longer as undemanding in case you purchase from respected sources. good success!
2016-10-09 02:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-20 06:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by michael_j_p_42503 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋