Looks like Spiderman has been in my tank??

sean obergfell · 01/17/2008, 02:24 PM

I have what looks like spider webs on my live rock....any clues on what this is...is it good or bad?

thanks

Scribe · 01/17/2008, 02:30 PM

Have you noticed anything missing like snails or hermit crabs? I have something like a web in my old tank....when I tore it down to move, I found a huge Eunicid worm....they make some webbing like material.....take a look in the tank a while after the lights in the tank and room are out....you may see something....just a suggestion.

trmiv · 01/17/2008, 02:35 PM

Sounds like vermetid snails to me. There's some debate about if they are really bad, or just an ugly nuisance. There is a recent thread about it around here somewhere.

acrodave · 01/17/2008, 02:36 PM

most likely its vermetid snail

ryanpal · 01/17/2008, 04:05 PM

any pictures? i have some web stuff too...thought it could be from bristle worms but guess i read wrong somewhere

ToddG · 01/17/2008, 05:43 PM

As said above, it's is most likely vermitid snails (?sp).

Do you see little tubes on the rocks about the thickness of a #2 lead pencil and maybe a 1/8th to half an inch?
If so, definitely what you have.

They are harmless and take food out of the water column. But thye can get on things like returns, power heads, etc. and become a pain in the arse. And if you just break the tube off changes are you will not get the snail which is curled up in the curly base of the tube. They tend to break above the curl.

sean obergfell · 01/18/2008, 02:12 PM

I do have vermetid snails but this is something that covers a section of the rock. I can best describe it like the spiders webs you might find in the grass very tight nit...probebly not very helpful...I am not able to do pics at this time.

REEFERINDC · 01/18/2008, 02:25 PM

It could be sponges growing on your rocks.If that is the case the are good things shows your tank is maturing.

sean obergfell · 01/18/2008, 02:41 PM

by the way are vermetid snails bad?

thor32766 · 01/18/2008, 02:50 PM

yeah pics would help out tremendusly.

01/17/2008, 02:24 PM	#1
sean obergfell Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Olean, ny Posts: 852	Looks like Spiderman has been in my tank?? I have what looks like spider webs on my live rock....any clues on what this is...is it good or bad? thanks __________________ Live Out Truth

01/17/2008, 02:35 PM	#3
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	Sounds like vermetid snails to me. There's some debate about if they are really bad, or just an ugly nuisance. There is a recent thread about it around here somewhere. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/17/2008, 02:36 PM	#4
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	most likely its vermetid snail __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

01/18/2008, 02:12 PM	#7
sean obergfell Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Olean, ny Posts: 852	I do have vermetid snails but this is something that covers a section of the rock. I can best describe it like the spiders webs you might find in the grass very tight nit...probebly not very helpful...I am not able to do pics at this time. __________________ Live Out Truth

01/18/2008, 02:25 PM	#8
REEFERINDC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington,D.C. Posts: 175	I think you should post pics........ It could be sponges growing on your rocks.If that is the case the are good things shows your tank is maturing.

01/17/2008, 02:30 PM	#2
Scribe Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Philly burbs Posts: 1,143	Have you noticed anything missing like snails or hermit crabs? I have something like a web in my old tank....when I tore it down to move, I found a huge Eunicid worm....they make some webbing like material.....take a look in the tank a while after the lights in the tank and room are out....you may see something....just a suggestion.

01/17/2008, 04:05 PM	#5
ryanpal Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 756	any pictures? i have some web stuff too...thought it could be from bristle worms but guess i read wrong somewhere

01/17/2008, 05:43 PM	#6
ToddG Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 67	As said above, it's is most likely vermitid snails (?sp). Do you see little tubes on the rocks about the thickness of a #2 lead pencil and maybe a 1/8th to half an inch? If so, definitely what you have. They are harmless and take food out of the water column. But thye can get on things like returns, power heads, etc. and become a pain in the arse. And if you just break the tube off changes are you will not get the snail which is curled up in the curly base of the tube. They tend to break above the curl.

01/18/2008, 02:41 PM	#9
sean obergfell Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Olean, ny Posts: 852	by the way are vermetid snails bad? __________________ Live Out Truth

01/18/2008, 02:50 PM	#10
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	yeah pics would help out tremendusly. __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!