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yukiona
01/28/2014, 09:15 PM
one tho thought mb bristle tho doesn't have fuzzy just on sides n has multi tentacles or is several cant tell : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201446571828747&l=3f171698f5 other is white i think type worm but is also very fuzzy streaches checks or filters n goes back : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201446571508739&l=2841674568534698243 any help would be grateful , i know some worms are ok in reefs n some can be threat the one i thought to be bristle star lol but it doesn't move nor does white one except in and out hole, all is well now but do not wish future infestation or destruction of tank, thank you so much if can assist :)

yukiona
01/28/2014, 09:23 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201446641830497&l=5557748000016399724 link of vid on the red n white one with several tentacles

RCKY
01/29/2014, 12:08 PM
They appear to both be brittlestars.
Good to have in tank.

Denbf58
01/29/2014, 12:23 PM
+1 on the brittlesstars

cloak
01/29/2014, 01:27 PM
one tho thought mb bristle tho doesn't have fuzzy just on sides n has multi tentacles or is several cant tell : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201446571828747&l=3f171698f5 other is white i think type worm but is also very fuzzy streaches checks or filters n goes back : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201446571508739&l=2841674568534698243 any help would be grateful , i know some worms are ok in reefs n some can be threat the one i thought to be bristle star lol but it doesn't move nor does white one except in and out hole, all is well now but do not wish future infestation or destruction of tank, thank you so much if can assist :)

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be looking at in the second link, but the first one does look like the legs of a brittle star to me as well. Try putting a small piece of shrimp right outside that cave and see if it responds.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

yukiona
01/29/2014, 03:01 PM
thank u so much i thought to bstar but didn't see his main body lol just legs lol , the other one is like a string that sweeps n goes back in , i think is ok no damage been done but never seen such i thing if u look at hole just below snail u will see him reach out n flutter like around then go back in , i do appreciate your reply's very much help me in learning more about my tank :)

cloak
01/29/2014, 03:55 PM
thank u so much i thought to bstar but didn't see his main body lol just legs lol , the other one is like a string that sweeps n goes back in , i think is ok no damage been done but never seen such i thing if u look at hole just below snail u will see him reach out n flutter like around then go back in , i do appreciate your reply's very much help me in learning more about my tank :)

For that second link, try doing a search on digitate hydroids.