BioCube 29

Tine · #1 05-06-2009, 03:42 PM

Our tank is doing very well, a couple of days after the raw shrimp was added, we had a spike in ammonia, now it is returned to zero. We will not be adding the cuc until we get back from holidays at the end of May.
However we have a strange hitch hiker, it finally came out of the hole it was hiding this morning, it appears to be a brown worm (slug) about an inch plus long, 1/4 wide, when it was hiding it would extend branched tentacles.
Can someone give me an idea what it is, please? Tried to get a photo but by the time I got my camera it was gone!

Snaz · #2 05-06-2009, 06:02 PM

Here is a nice resource for Identifing hitch hikers:
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchodds.html

Scroll down to SYNAPTID SEA CUCUMBER (medussa worms) I think that is what you have.

Tine · #3 05-07-2009, 01:07 AM

I looked at the cucumbers, but the one in the tank has finer and branched tentacles.

Snaz · #4 05-07-2009, 05:18 AM

Like this?
http://www.divegallery.com/sea_cucumber.htm

Myka · #5 05-07-2009, 05:34 AM

Congrats on your first tank! Welcome to the addiction! Err, hobby!

Try Googling "spaghetti worm" for your critter ID. They come in reddish, brownish, cream, etc.

Tine · #6 05-07-2009, 04:00 PM

Thanks for the welcome. I must say it does look like a cross between the cucumbers and the spaghetti worms. I just want to know if it is bad or good, as it will be much easier to catch now while the tank is empty. I'll keep you posted.

Snaz · #7 05-07-2009, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tine

Thanks for the welcome. I must say it does look like a cross between the cucumbers and the spaghetti worms. I just want to know if it is bad or good, as it will be much easier to catch now while the tank is empty. I'll keep you posted.

Both are good.