Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 i see this white worms like maggots in my reef tank they are in the glass coral and rock dont know where they came from recently added coral i bought but dip probably didn't do it right as they came after them.my question is are they going to eat my coral or are they harmless and good for the echo system. they look like white worms been trying to get pictures of them but they are so tiny cant even get them. i can see them on the coral and rock only at night not during the day. Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 22 minutes ago, Jorge091293 said: i see this white worms like maggots in my reef tank they are in the glass coral and rock dont know where they came from recently added coral i bought but dip probably didn't do it right as they came after them.my question is are they going to eat my coral or are they harmless and good for the echo system. they look like white worms been trying to get pictures of them but they are so tiny cant even get them. i can see them on the coral and rock only at night not during the day. Some dips aren't that great for pests tbh. What type you use? Sounds like some type of nematode http://www.mesa.edu.au/marine_worms/marine_worms03.asp Also... gross!!! Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 coral rx is the only thing i trust lol and well hmm idk hard to say it does not look like a flat worm as there body is not flat in the body and idk about nemo toads maybe is hard to get a picture of them been trying so hard to get one Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 well the good thing they are not red but i did see some and they look white with a brown skeleton i think in the middle. some of them look brown and they are all crawling in my sand and and coral and some white ones in my glass. Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 There are some of those white as well but I can get pics of them this are the best pictures I can get Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 They have two antenas in the front Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 17 hours ago, Jorge091293 said: They have two antenas in the front Ohhh.. those are not worms... they are copepods and amphipods You usually have an explosion of them in young tanks and their numbers die down and will be limited by available food and how much you feed the tank. Most of them are good guys and free fish food. 1 Quote Link to comment
ffoott Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On a darker note, some have also been blamed for nipping at corals... Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 i see that explain when i turkey basted my chalice skin came off thanks i was so worried Quote Link to comment
ihglifelol Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 their probly seed shrimp (a kind of pod) algae grazers and are small. i had one that look like that but more brownish, they may grais on tiny algse growing on corals that arnt noticeable Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 thanks !!! i thought i had seed some kind of coral eater into my tank Quote Link to comment
ihglifelol Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 so did i, until i looked at one through my microscope. If you have a refugium check if their there, that might be the reasion their in your tank, if not, you should add some to it Quote Link to comment
Jorge091293 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 i did have a peace of cheato in the display until my macro algae tank was set up. did take it out maybe some still stayed in the display tank. dont have refiugium in the tank as there is no space -.- in the bottom. will feed phyto to the tank and add more of the copepods Quote Link to comment
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