String worms?

[OCDP]

I notice when I turn my lights on in the AM.. there are these really stringy-fuzz like things in my tank. They are pretty long.. and remind me of a very thin, long piece of fuzzy string.

Does this sound like some type of worm to you all? They are a big eye sore, thankfully I do not USUALLY see them during the day.

Weird little creatures (if they even are creatures..)

[DanG]

Are they reddish? They could be spaghetti worms. They're a harmless scavenger.

[OCDP]

No , they are more like a grey/whiteish colour, actually.

[christyf5]

They're probably digitate hydroids. I have no idea whether they're good or bad. I'm hoping for the former as I have about a billion in my tank :confused:

http://melevsreef.com/id/digitate_hydroid.html

http://melevsreef.com/id/digitate_hydroid.jpg

[OCDP]

Yup, that's them! Thanks Christy. (thanks for the link as well)

Hmm.... let's uhh, hope that they are not bad. :lol:

*edit*

Quoted from Melevsreef.com

It can become a problem in some tanks, but it hasn't in either of mine. Reef-safe-ish. :)

[muck]

I have a bunch of those as well.
I find them rather neat looking and haven't done any harm so far.

[OCDP]

Alrighty.. good stuff. At least I'm not the only one with them. Just was getting curious as to what they were.. more and more keep poppin' up! :wink:

[Willow]

they can be cool to watch, i had a few but havent seen them for awhile.

[GMGQ]

They're part of what makes Live Rock "Live."

[Beverly]

Don't most, or all, hydroids sting? That can't be good.

[OCDP]

That wouldn't be good at all. I'm hoping they aren't bad.