FamousGuy Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 I noticed these barely visible tentacles on one of my pieces of live rock, they are about an inch long, very fine, and come from a central point that I have yet to see cuz somethines always in the way. There's also a pattern on these things, about every 1/16 inch theres a small brown ball thing on the tentacle. They curl around in the current and sometimes one will "stick" to whatever it hits...any idea what these are? Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Could they be mini bristle starfish? Mine, I can't see the entire starfish- only a tentacle that sticks out of a hole and "waves" at me. They are about the size of a quarter. However, I don't know what the "small brown thing" on the tentacle could be. That doesn't sound like a starfish. Tasha Link to comment
vanillabox Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 Check the previous posts for the info on peanut worms. Sounds like that may be what you have. Link to comment
FamousGuy Posted July 30, 2002 Author Share Posted July 30, 2002 I thought maybe it could be some kind of star, but it seems like the central base never moves. I'll take a look at the peanut worms Link to comment
FamousGuy Posted July 31, 2002 Author Share Posted July 31, 2002 ok it's definately some kind of worm, i turned my current off and they came out onto the rocks. Its really weird how they have these really long tenticles coming out of their heads, they look like squid Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Its a Terebellid Polychleate worm. The sticky strands are specialized feading tubules that can streach out to nearly a foot in some cases. The worms lives deep in live rock and it rarely moves from its calcified shelter. Quite Harmless and an Excelent scavenger. Link to comment
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