Little tubes growing - what are they?

AliKat · 09/22/2007, 01:28 AM

There are little tubes all over my live rock. They really remind me of the tubes that I remember my feather dusters having, but the don't have the feather dusters.

What are these things, and are they anything I need to be worried about?

Guess I should state that I have frogspawn, xenia, RBTA, and goniopora plus fish, mushrooms, and some button polyps.

Kannin · 09/22/2007, 01:53 AM

If it lookd like spider webs are coming out of them... then they are vermetid snails. They are ok until they reproduce and go crazy

AliKat · 09/22/2007, 06:18 PM

Yep, you're right. It looks like there are spider webs coming out of them. Can they hurt my coral?

AquaReeferMan · 09/22/2007, 06:33 PM

Yep Vermetid snails.
Follow this link.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php

Wrench · 09/22/2007, 06:41 PM

If there are multiple tentacles from the same tube they could be spaghetti worms. They're pretty neat little critters. Vermetid snails though will have one long tentacle and zoos don't like 'em for sure.

AliKat · 09/22/2007, 06:51 PM

So, do I need to get rid of them? If so, how do I?

seastar12 · 09/22/2007, 07:26 PM

They could be retracted spaghetti worms or feather dusters. Pictures would help.

TimTen · 09/22/2007, 11:02 PM

I had them bad, I added a Six line, within a week they where gone.

09/22/2007, 01:28 AM	#1
AliKat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 590	Little tubes growing - what are they? There are little tubes all over my live rock. They really remind me of the tubes that I remember my feather dusters having, but the don't have the feather dusters. What are these things, and are they anything I need to be worried about? Guess I should state that I have frogspawn, xenia, RBTA, and goniopora plus fish, mushrooms, and some button polyps.

09/22/2007, 01:53 AM	#2
Kannin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fall City, WA Posts: 1,538	If it lookd like spider webs are coming out of them... then they are vermetid snails. They are ok until they reproduce and go crazy __________________ I used to target feed mojanos... until I found out that they weren't baby bubble tips.

09/22/2007, 06:33 PM	#4
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	Yep Vermetid snails. Follow this link. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

09/22/2007, 06:18 PM	#3
AliKat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 590	Yep, you're right. It looks like there are spider webs coming out of them. Can they hurt my coral?

09/22/2007, 06:41 PM	#5
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	If there are multiple tentacles from the same tube they could be spaghetti worms. They're pretty neat little critters. Vermetid snails though will have one long tentacle and zoos don't like 'em for sure.

09/22/2007, 06:51 PM	#6
AliKat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 590	So, do I need to get rid of them? If so, how do I?

09/22/2007, 07:26 PM	#7
seastar12 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 245	They could be retracted spaghetti worms or feather dusters. Pictures would help.

09/22/2007, 11:02 PM	#8
TimTen Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alameda, Ca Posts: 557	I had them bad, I added a Six line, within a week they where gone.