all of a sudden these appeared

Dr RBG · 05/18/2018, 03:28 PM

only on one rock Any Advice?

Anemone · 05/18/2018, 03:37 PM

What are we supposed to be looking at?

Kevin

mcgyvr · 05/18/2018, 04:52 PM

Coral mucus?
Bacterial snot?

oldhead · 05/19/2018, 04:04 AM

That first picture looks a little like what I had. It was some type of worm with a feather duster type head. I eventually stopped seeing them. Tried identifying them using the hitch hiker guide but couldn't find anything close enough to say, that's it.

Dr RBG · 05/19/2018, 07:51 AM

Today they are gone as quickly as they came......must be coral mucus or other transient stuff.. Thanks for looking.

Djbeasley05 · 05/19/2018, 08:20 AM

Could be vermetid snail? They generally only spit out that when you are feeding.

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Dr RBG · 05/19/2018, 01:05 PM

Yikes they are out again..

If they are vermetid snails what to do if anything

Djbeasley05 · 05/19/2018, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr RBG

Yikes they are out again..

If they are vermetid snails what to do if anything

I cut back on feeding and I don’t see them anymore. You could use reef epoxy or super glue gel to seal their tubes shut.

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Sugar Magnolia · 05/19/2018, 03:11 PM

The pictures are pretty blurry, it could be spaghetti worms which are harmless detrivores.

devimik · 05/20/2018, 02:25 PM

Could they be Digitate Hydroids?

Dr RBG · 05/21/2018, 05:06 PM

I didn't see the short spiky branches like the pictures of Digitate Hydroids and don't see any tubes like vermetid snails. I will try to get better pictures Thanks for all the suggestions.

05/18/2018, 03:37 PM	#2
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	What are we supposed to be looking at? Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

05/18/2018, 04:52 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Coral mucus? Bacterial snot? __________________ Who me?

05/19/2018, 07:51 AM	#5
Dr RBG Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New England Posts: 163	Gone! Today they are gone as quickly as they came......must be coral mucus or other transient stuff.. Thanks for looking.

05/19/2018, 01:05 PM	#7
Dr RBG Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New England Posts: 163	Yikes they are out again.. Yikes they are out again.. If they are vermetid snails what to do if anything

05/19/2018, 03:11 PM	#9
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	The pictures are pretty blurry, it could be spaghetti worms which are harmless detrivores. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

05/19/2018, 04:04 AM	#4
oldhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 527	That first picture looks a little like what I had. It was some type of worm with a feather duster type head. I eventually stopped seeing them. Tried identifying them using the hitch hiker guide but couldn't find anything close enough to say, that's it.

05/19/2018, 08:20 AM	#6
Djbeasley05 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 644	Could be vermetid snail? They generally only spit out that when you are feeding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/20/2018, 02:25 PM	#10
devimik Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: KC, KS Posts: 637	Could they be Digitate Hydroids? __________________ Mike D Coral Beauty, Green Filefish, One Spot Foxface, Springeri Dottyback, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Watchman Goby, Flame Hawkfish, Spotted Mandarin Current Tank Info: 90g Softie Reef, 150# live rock, 30g sump w/refugium, Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO, Octopus NWB 150 Skimmer, Mag 950 return, Maxspect 120w Razor 10K LED light X2, BRS Phosphate Reactor; Apex Lite

05/21/2018, 05:06 PM	#11
Dr RBG Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New England Posts: 163	I didn't see the short spiky branches like the pictures of Digitate Hydroids and don't see any tubes like vermetid snails. I will try to get better pictures Thanks for all the suggestions.