Puggles Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hey guys, so i was checking up on my reef tank and looking closely i see a ton of these little guys. I am curious what they are? Are they beneficial to the tank? Or are they a pest? Quote Link to comment
patback Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Spiroid worms. They are not harmful and a sign that your tank is taking off. They generally won't continue growing in well lit tanks and prefer the darker areas for some reason. They are easily scraped off with a razor blade if you were to choose to. 3 Quote Link to comment
patback Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, Puggles said: Oh shit Best free cuc members you can have. Dont touch them and they wont touch you. Quote Link to comment
Puggles Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 12 hours ago, patback said: Best free cuc members you can have. Dont touch them and they wont touch you. I am assuming that this is a bristle worm? 2 Quote Link to comment
michaelbarfield Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 It's a bristle for sure! I've had them, never been nothing but great cleaners but really freak me out to look at, especially when they get real big. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment
RustyRocket Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Those Spiroid Worms are like mouth herpes! Not harmful in any way but unsightly (in my opinion) and once they are present in your tank, they will always be there. I ran my system pretty clean (pest wise). Then I added some macro algae and got these and vermetid worms... I dose Phyto and reef roids heavy in my tanks, so these guys take over the shadowed back glass...*sigh*... 1 Quote Link to comment
Puggles Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 2:58 PM, RustyRocket said: Those Spiroid Worms are like mouth herpes! Not harmful in any way but unsightly (in my opinion) and once they are present in your tank, they will always be there. I ran my system pretty clean (pest wise). Then I added some macro algae and got these and vermetid worms... I dose Phyto and reef roids heavy in my tanks, so these guys take over the shadowed back glass...*sigh*... Its been a couple of weeks. They have ####ing grown so much on the side of my tank XD. Quote Link to comment
Puggles Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 11:08 AM, michaelbarfield said: It's a bristle for sure! I've had them, never been nothing but great cleaners but really freak me out to look at, especially when they get real big. Lol The ones on mine have noticeably grown. One might be a couple of inches big. Quote Link to comment
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