A few question about the strange life inside my tank

j007dreamer · 12/17/2007, 06:49 PM

the frist thing is i have a kena tree and this thing just never seems happy. Its always hanging over and i just dont get it mean i have a BTA and other coral that is doing just fine and i heard kena trees are on of the easier kind.

Any idea ?

Also those red worms ... i forget what they are called

but they are everywhere and some of them much much bigger then i think they should be. Are these things good for the tank or are they a problem ?

Also i have baby snails and when i say i have baby snails i have tons of them. they are just everywhere i didnt even know snails would make babys in a tank. do they lay eggs or something

any info would be helpful

Happy Holidays everyone

boggs32 · 12/17/2007, 07:49 PM

what red worms? Feather dusters?

Yes, snails lay eggs. If you saw a trail of white specks on your glass, those are snail eggs. I've got a ton in my aquarium now too. They seem to be very hardy.

Sk8r · 12/17/2007, 07:51 PM

bristleworms. Good worms.
snails will settle down. A lot end up as fishfood. Enjoy the blooms.

a1amap · 12/17/2007, 08:25 PM

Post a pic if you can. Bristle worms are good but there are other red worms that will multiply and cover your tank.

Blow the Kenya tree or gently brush it off. When mine was first introduced in the tank it would close up after a couple of days. After I brushed it off it was good for a couple of days, It now is doing fine and I dont brush it off at all. It even is dropping offspring.

Gordonious · 12/17/2007, 09:12 PM

My Kenya tree is sooo fussy. It has closed up for weeks at a time sometimes and then coming back to looking fine. If it is getting decent flow and your water parameters are in check I wouldn't worry.

If they are bristle worms then there populations are dynamic and they will grow when you need them and go away when you don't. I agree with Al though that you should make sure they are bristle worms and not flat worms. Flat worms will grow to astronomical levels and can be close to impossible to get rid of.

Good luck.

12/17/2007, 06:49 PM	#1
j007dreamer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 262	A few question about the strange life inside my tank the frist thing is i have a kena tree and this thing just never seems happy. Its always hanging over and i just dont get it mean i have a BTA and other coral that is doing just fine and i heard kena trees are on of the easier kind. Any idea ? Also those red worms ... i forget what they are called but they are everywhere and some of them much much bigger then i think they should be. Are these things good for the tank or are they a problem ? Also i have baby snails and when i say i have baby snails i have tons of them. they are just everywhere i didnt even know snails would make babys in a tank. do they lay eggs or something any info would be helpful Happy Holidays everyone

12/17/2007, 07:49 PM	#2
boggs32 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 69	what red worms? Feather dusters? Yes, snails lay eggs. If you saw a trail of white specks on your glass, those are snail eggs. I've got a ton in my aquarium now too. They seem to be very hardy. __________________ send me an e-mail at: boggs32@marshall.edu Thanks! Ricky Current Tank Info: 75 gallon reef & 24 Nano Predator/Reef

12/17/2007, 07:51 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	bristleworms. Good worms. snails will settle down. A lot end up as fishfood. Enjoy the blooms. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/17/2007, 08:25 PM	#4
a1amap Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 1,105	Post a pic if you can. Bristle worms are good but there are other red worms that will multiply and cover your tank. Blow the Kenya tree or gently brush it off. When mine was first introduced in the tank it would close up after a couple of days. After I brushed it off it was good for a couple of days, It now is doing fine and I dont brush it off at all. It even is dropping offspring. __________________ Al Current Tank Info: 75 gallon in wall working on a 220 gallon in wall tank

12/17/2007, 09:12 PM	#5
Gordonious Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newark DE Posts: 3,393	My Kenya tree is sooo fussy. It has closed up for weeks at a time sometimes and then coming back to looking fine. If it is getting decent flow and your water parameters are in check I wouldn't worry. If they are bristle worms then there populations are dynamic and they will grow when you need them and go away when you don't. I agree with Al though that you should make sure they are bristle worms and not flat worms. Flat worms will grow to astronomical levels and can be close to impossible to get rid of. Good luck.