3twenty5 Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 Im not sure if its some form of die-off but curious what it could be if its not. Its the yellow web looking thing Link to comment
sjpresley Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 The photo isn't very clear, but it looks like a worm extending "feeding tentacles/arms" from a hole in the LR. Do they move, rectract, and so on? If you are cycling it probably won't survive the process. Link to comment
ajroahkni Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 That thing's always intrigued me. In Hawaii, they're readily abundant in "puhi holes" - the telltale sign of puhi holes and where not to step on the reef (BTW, puhi = eel). I think it's a symbiotic relationship of sorts, so they must survive on discarded food, which leads me to think that you've gotta feed 'em to keep 'em. I had one in my tank for a while - it probes along zoo polyps and macro looking for things to eat - pretty cool. I don't think it'll hurt anything - gotta check to see if i've still got it there. Link to comment
3twenty5 Posted March 6, 2003 Author Share Posted March 6, 2003 yes the tank is cycling....the tentacles like things do sway ..but not sure if its just the current, they seem to have lil brown bands around the arms Link to comment
TiGs Posted March 6, 2003 Share Posted March 6, 2003 You mentioned brown bands, it could be a cerritulid worm. Check out this link with a pic, it might be what you have. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...=&threadid=9108 Link to comment
3twenty5 Posted March 7, 2003 Author Share Posted March 7, 2003 awesome ...that is exactly what I have...have yours spread much? Link to comment
sjpresley Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I only skimmed it, but according to the article a Cerritulid only has 2 feeding tentcles and live in the substrate, where as Terrebellids have many and live in tubes all over the place, including LR. So either you have a terrebellid or a number of cerritulids living communally. Link to comment
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