worm and egg ID

jennamike · 05/20/2008, 10:12 PM

The following pictures are of eggs and worms that are on my glass for the last 2 weeks. The worms are smaller than a grain of sugar and barely visible without a magnifying glass. The eggs are larger about 10x of the worm.

The worm looks like flatworm but I did some reading and some say that there are "good" flatworms. They are not very plentiful on the glass, and I can not find other creatures growing on corals or rocks.

Tank is 29gal biocube with 70gal sump in the basement. Parameters are all good with calcium and Mg a bit on the high side

worm picture

egg picture

Thanks to all for help in providing an ID

Pictures were taken with EOS1dM2 with 100mm macro and 50mm lens screwed on backwards. Very hard to shoot something this small on a tripod that moves less than 1mm

mike...

BLKTANG · 05/20/2008, 11:49 PM

Flatworms no good.

A Corris Wrasse,& some Salifert Faltworm Exit should help.

Remove the eggs,& the ones you can get.

paulallen · 05/21/2008, 01:09 AM

Those flatworms are harmless. And the eggs could be from anything. Being that they are 10x the size of the flatworms I am going to guess that they aren't from the flatworms. Do you have nerite snails? That is what they look like to me. Probably some type of snail egg sac.

dvjanes · 06/10/2008, 04:52 PM

I agree with paulallen, those look like Nassarius Snail egg sacks.

acrodave · 06/10/2008, 04:57 PM

Nassarius leave a zig zag egg group

cloak · 06/10/2008, 05:57 PM

I wonder if those could be collonista snail eggs. Got any snails running around that look like this?

dvjanes · 06/11/2008, 12:05 AM

Correction....

Cerith Snails lay thier eggs in a zig-zag like pattern

dvjanes · 06/11/2008, 12:11 AM

Action shot of a Cerith Snail doing the deed.

MarkusII · 06/11/2008, 01:25 AM

Hello,

a) flatworms...
b) snail eggs - small unharmfull species, leave them (populations regulate anyhow according to nutrition they find in the tank)

regards

Markus

southbound2008 · 06/11/2008, 06:39 AM

It appears by the shape and size to be a aceolomorpha flatworm which are harmless, and may actually eat planaria.
Here's a good info link.
Scroll to the top of the page and look at pic on the bottom right on the group of 5 pics.
The different coloration is from what he has been consuming.

http://www.ronshimek.com/flatworms.html#RedPlanaria

SWaquariast · 06/11/2008, 06:57 AM

This just could of been my luck but when I added my cleaner shrimp they cleared up it also could of been my six line wrasse.

cloak · 06/11/2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dvjanes
Correction....

Cerith Snails lay thier eggs in a zig-zag like pattern

Here's a tongan nassarius snail laying eggs.

paulallen · 06/13/2008, 09:10 PM

They are nerite snail eggs. I can almost guarantee it. I think the poster after me made a typo. They definitely aren't nassarius snail eggs.

somewherre · 06/14/2008, 06:27 PM

They definitely are not nerite eggs. I have never had nerites in my tank, but do have those eggs/egg sacs. I do have a bunch of nassarius snails though, and have seen other postings that say they are nass. eggs.

Either way though, nothing bad

05/20/2008, 10:12 PM	#1
jennamike Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado Posts: 63	worm and egg ID The following pictures are of eggs and worms that are on my glass for the last 2 weeks. The worms are smaller than a grain of sugar and barely visible without a magnifying glass. The eggs are larger about 10x of the worm. The worm looks like flatworm but I did some reading and some say that there are "good" flatworms. They are not very plentiful on the glass, and I can not find other creatures growing on corals or rocks. Tank is 29gal biocube with 70gal sump in the basement. Parameters are all good with calcium and Mg a bit on the high side worm picture egg picture Thanks to all for help in providing an ID Pictures were taken with EOS1dM2 with 100mm macro and 50mm lens screwed on backwards. Very hard to shoot something this small on a tripod that moves less than 1mm mike... __________________ mike... Current Tank Info: 210g + 29g biocube w/ 70gal fuge / sump...

05/20/2008, 11:49 PM	#2
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	Flatworms no good. A Corris Wrasse,& some Salifert Faltworm Exit should help. Remove the eggs,& the ones you can get. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

06/10/2008, 04:57 PM	#5
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	Nassarius leave a zig zag egg group __________________ 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

06/11/2008, 12:11 AM	#8
dvjanes Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Westerly, RI Posts: 114	eggs Action shot of a Cerith Snail doing the deed.

06/11/2008, 06:57 AM	#11
SWaquariast Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 745	This just could of been my luck but when I added my cleaner shrimp they cleared up it also could of been my six line wrasse. __________________ Mitch Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed reef aquarium.

05/21/2008, 01:09 AM	#3
paulallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 344	Those flatworms are harmless. And the eggs could be from anything. Being that they are 10x the size of the flatworms I am going to guess that they aren't from the flatworms. Do you have nerite snails? That is what they look like to me. Probably some type of snail egg sac.

06/10/2008, 04:52 PM	#4
dvjanes Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Westerly, RI Posts: 114	I agree with paulallen, those look like Nassarius Snail egg sacks.

06/10/2008, 05:57 PM	#6
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I wonder if those could be collonista snail eggs. Got any snails running around that look like this?

06/11/2008, 12:05 AM	#7
dvjanes Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Westerly, RI Posts: 114	Correction.... Cerith Snails lay thier eggs in a zig-zag like pattern

06/11/2008, 01:25 AM	#9
MarkusII Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: near Innsbruck/Tyrol/Austria Posts: 611	Hello, a) flatworms... b) snail eggs - small unharmfull species, leave them (populations regulate anyhow according to nutrition they find in the tank) regards Markus

06/11/2008, 06:39 AM	#10
southbound2008 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ocean Springs,MS Posts: 52	It appears by the shape and size to be a aceolomorpha flatworm which are harmless, and may actually eat planaria. Here's a good info link. Scroll to the top of the page and look at pic on the bottom right on the group of 5 pics. The different coloration is from what he has been consuming. http://www.ronshimek.com/flatworms.html#RedPlanaria

06/13/2008, 09:10 PM	#13
paulallen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 344	They are nerite snail eggs. I can almost guarantee it. I think the poster after me made a typo. They definitely aren't nassarius snail eggs.

06/14/2008, 06:27 PM	#14
somewherre Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Castleton on Hudson, NY Posts: 68	They definitely are not nerite eggs. I have never had nerites in my tank, but do have those eggs/egg sacs. I do have a bunch of nassarius snails though, and have seen other postings that say they are nass. eggs. Either way though, nothing bad