fanworms growing everywhere!

joshnano · 06/25/2007, 01:01 PM

I have hundreds of tiny fanworms starting to grow in my tank the largest one at around 5mm. I presume this is a good sign and i am thing that they maybe offspring from my featherduster. Does anyone else have any fanworms growing over everything including the glass powerheads and pumps, if so could i see some pictures. Thankyou.

sac-bobme · 06/25/2007, 01:16 PM

I got them every where also!
Dont know how to get rid of them

da1jewfish · 06/25/2007, 02:15 PM

could we see some pictures? I am curious to know what a "fanworm" looks like

reeferman06 · 06/25/2007, 02:17 PM

I think they are talking about feather dusters

sac-bobme · 06/25/2007, 10:13 PM

I have tons of small ones on the glass of my tank.
I remove them from the front, and sides however i leave them on the back wall of my tank for now.
How many are there? maybe around 200.

davidryder · 06/25/2007, 10:36 PM

I'm not sure why you would want to eradicate these creatures from your tank... they are filter feeders, and in my opinion look awesome. I have a christmas tree rock with like 10 normal huge feather dusters growing on it... the more the merrier!!

serum153 · 06/26/2007, 12:19 AM

I have a lot too, but I believe the cause is from excess nutrients. Clean your skimmer and cut down feedings a tad

sac-bobme · 06/26/2007, 12:22 AM

I dont really feed much, and I am not trying to eradicate them.
I leave them on the back walls, i just dont want to have my veiwing areas screwed by these things.
That is all.

thrillreefer · 06/26/2007, 12:44 AM

Which type of dusters did you start with that you feel may be breeding. I personally love the look of dusters, and wouldn't mind having a ton of them. Post pics and let me know how to do what you did!

melev · 06/26/2007, 01:26 AM

I used to have millions of them.

This one was IN the polyp tissue.

You can see them in the background here.

In the Bryopsis.

In the background.

We used to joke that it was impossible for me to take a picture of any part of my tank and NOT get one in a shot.

A Copperband Butterfly will eat them. Not dosing too much Phytoplankton will help keep them from getting out of control. And you can pull them out manually in clusters and share them with others if you like.

06/25/2007, 01:01 PM	#1
joshnano Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SE UK Posts: 115	fanworms growing everywhere! I have hundreds of tiny fanworms starting to grow in my tank the largest one at around 5mm. I presume this is a good sign and i am thing that they maybe offspring from my featherduster. Does anyone else have any fanworms growing over everything including the glass powerheads and pumps, if so could i see some pictures. Thankyou. __________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Current Tank Info: 20gal nanoreef, tunze doc 9002 skimmer, t5 lighting, 30gal tropical freashwater Last edited by joshnano; 06/25/2007 at 01:07 PM.

06/25/2007, 02:17 PM	#4
reeferman06 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Raleigh/Down by the river side Posts: 440	I think they are talking about feather dusters __________________ Marrel Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef- 2x 110w Actinic VHO's 2x 175w 14k Metal Halides, Pair of Saddle back Clowns, SPS, Colt Coral, shrooms, LPS, Bubble coral, Hammer, Crocea, Zoanthinds, Xenia, Blasto

06/25/2007, 10:36 PM	#6
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	I'm not sure why you would want to eradicate these creatures from your tank... they are filter feeders, and in my opinion look awesome. I have a christmas tree rock with like 10 normal huge feather dusters growing on it... the more the merrier!! __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

06/25/2007, 01:16 PM	#2
sac-bobme Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 124	I got them every where also! Dont know how to get rid of them

06/25/2007, 02:15 PM	#3
da1jewfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Palm, FL Posts: 990	could we see some pictures? I am curious to know what a "fanworm" looks like

06/25/2007, 10:13 PM	#5
sac-bobme Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 124	I have tons of small ones on the glass of my tank. I remove them from the front, and sides however i leave them on the back wall of my tank for now. How many are there? maybe around 200.

06/26/2007, 12:19 AM	#7
serum153 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno Posts: 584	I have a lot too, but I believe the cause is from excess nutrients. Clean your skimmer and cut down feedings a tad

06/26/2007, 12:22 AM	#8
sac-bobme Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 124	I dont really feed much, and I am not trying to eradicate them. I leave them on the back walls, i just dont want to have my veiwing areas screwed by these things. That is all.

06/26/2007, 12:44 AM	#9
thrillreefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 308	Which type of dusters did you start with that you feel may be breeding. I personally love the look of dusters, and wouldn't mind having a ton of them. Post pics and let me know how to do what you did!

06/26/2007, 01:26 AM	#10
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I used to have millions of them. This one was IN the polyp tissue. You can see them in the background here. In the Bryopsis. In the background. We used to joke that it was impossible for me to take a picture of any part of my tank and NOT get one in a shot. A Copperband Butterfly will eat them. Not dosing too much Phytoplankton will help keep them from getting out of control. And you can pull them out manually in clusters and share them with others if you like.