Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-12-2014, 11:52 AM
EquiReef EquiReef is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Bowmanville, Ontario
Posts: 40
EquiReef is on a distinguished road
Default ID on a worm?

New to the form so I hope I am posting this in the right place. A strange red worm showed up in the substrate. Tried to pull it out but it disappears as soon as I move the substrate. It was shooting out thin red strands onto the surface of the substrate earlier.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-12-2014, 01:15 PM
saltyair saltyair is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Kingston on
Posts: 77
saltyair is on a distinguished road
Default

bristle worm good part of cuc
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-12-2014, 01:24 PM
IanWR IanWR is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Martensville, Sk
Posts: 148
IanWR is on a distinguished road
Default

I am by no means an expert, and the picture is blurry, but it looks as if it may be a spaghetti worm. It looks as if there are more than one smaller bits at the top. If it is, it is also harmless and can be a valuable part of your cuc.

- Ian
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-12-2014, 02:11 PM
EquiReef EquiReef is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Bowmanville, Ontario
Posts: 40
EquiReef is on a distinguished road
Default

I have bristle worms, they look more like a centipedes correct?

I googled spaghetti worms and would say the worm I found looks more like these. But they are a good thing to have? I have a tendency to pluck anything unknown from my tank and throw it out for fear of it being harmful lol.

Thanks for the quick responses
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-12-2014, 02:22 PM
Magickiwi's Avatar
Magickiwi Magickiwi is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 613
Magickiwi is on a distinguished road
Default

If it is a spaghetti worm it won't harm anything in your tank directly but they do have a tendency to irritate polyp'd corals to the point where they won't open. I've read that sand-sifting stars will make a lunch of them.
__________________
I have to go out and buy more snails for my hermit crabs.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-12-2014, 03:53 PM
EquiReef EquiReef is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Bowmanville, Ontario
Posts: 40
EquiReef is on a distinguished road
Default

Am I best to remove it then?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-12-2014, 08:42 PM
EquiReef EquiReef is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Bowmanville, Ontario
Posts: 40
EquiReef is on a distinguished road
Default

Ok. I will leave it until I notice any issues then. Thanks guys


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:27 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.