Any idea what dug this tunnel in my sand?

Jimmer12 · 03/01/2016, 06:14 PM

Found this tunnel in my sand. Tank is still cycling, no livestock added. Just curious what sort of hitchhiker may have done this.

NySharkBait · 03/01/2016, 06:17 PM

Spaghetti worm would be my guess.

Jone · 03/01/2016, 06:20 PM

kinkajoo?

roberthu526 · 03/04/2016, 03:43 PM

wow I'd like to know as well

Bent · 03/04/2016, 03:55 PM

Bristle worm.

Jimmer12 · 03/04/2016, 04:04 PM

Well I saw the thing and it looks to me like it's a spaghetti worm.

SLOreefer805 · 03/04/2016, 06:21 PM

i too would guess spaghetti worm. I have lots of those in my sand and not a bristle worm in sight. (yes I check the tank at night too). Good for you, just means you have a healthy sandbed.

Dkuhlmann · 03/05/2016, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimmer12

Found this tunnel in my sand. Tank is still cycling, no livestock added. Just curious what sort of hitchhiker may have done this.

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Originally Posted by Jimmer12

Well I saw the thing and it looks to me like it's a spaghetti worm.

Then why did you ask if you already knew the answer? Without actually seeing the culprit all any of us can do is a wild guess, Especially since you are currently still cycling?

Jimmer12 · 03/05/2016, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Then why did you ask if you already knew the answer? Without actually seeing the culprit all any of us can do is a wild guess, Especially since you are currently still cycling?

Well it seems pretty obvious, I asked because I didn't know and thought maybe this was something others would recognize. Once I had a few suggestions and figured it out, but I hadn't ever heard of a spaghetti worm before it was suggested.

Dkuhlmann · 03/05/2016, 07:01 AM

Ah, understood. But it wasn't obvious to us that you knew or had an idea before from your first post. If you had said some kind of worm or given a description of what you saw it would have been helpful. I've also seen lots of different critters that can make that kind of burrow in the sand against the glass, so it could have been pretty much anything.

Jimmer12 · 03/05/2016, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Ah, understood. But it wasn't obvious to us that you knew or had an idea before from your first post. If you had said some kind of worm or given a description of what you saw it would have been helpful. I've also seen lots of different critters that can make that kind of burrow in the sand against the glass, so it could have been pretty much anything.

I didn't have any idea before my first post. I also hadn't seen the critter at that point. The first reply suggested spaghetti worm, I looked them up and eventually saw it and figured that's what it was.

Dkuhlmann · 03/05/2016, 08:40 AM

Cool, that's the main thing that you got an ID for your critter and it's not a bad one to have.

Jimmer12 · 03/05/2016, 08:55 AM

Yep seems like a good one to have. I've also got some asterina stars from the live rock. Sounds like a bit of a split whether people like them or hate them.

Dkuhlmann · 03/05/2016, 11:23 AM

Ya with the asterina stars they can get out of hand with their numbers so just keep an eye on them.

03/01/2016, 06:14 PM	#1
Jimmer12 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 188	Any idea what dug this tunnel in my sand? Found this tunnel in my sand. Tank is still cycling, no livestock added. Just curious what sort of hitchhiker may have done this.

03/04/2016, 03:55 PM	#5
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	Bristle worm. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

03/05/2016, 07:01 AM	#10
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Ah, understood. But it wasn't obvious to us that you knew or had an idea before from your first post. If you had said some kind of worm or given a description of what you saw it would have been helpful. I've also seen lots of different critters that can make that kind of burrow in the sand against the glass, so it could have been pretty much anything. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/05/2016, 08:40 AM	#12
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Cool, that's the main thing that you got an ID for your critter and it's not a bad one to have. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/05/2016, 11:23 AM	#14
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Ya with the asterina stars they can get out of hand with their numbers so just keep an eye on them. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/01/2016, 06:17 PM	#2
NySharkBait Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Penn Yan, NY Posts: 159	Spaghetti worm would be my guess.

03/01/2016, 06:20 PM	#3
Jone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 517	kinkajoo?

03/04/2016, 03:43 PM	#4
roberthu526 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 290	wow I'd like to know as well

03/04/2016, 04:04 PM	#6
Jimmer12 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 188	Well I saw the thing and it looks to me like it's a spaghetti worm.

03/04/2016, 06:21 PM	#7
SLOreefer805 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 57	i too would guess spaghetti worm. I have lots of those in my sand and not a bristle worm in sight. (yes I check the tank at night too). Good for you, just means you have a healthy sandbed.

03/05/2016, 08:55 AM	#13
Jimmer12 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 188	Yep seems like a good one to have. I've also got some asterina stars from the live rock. Sounds like a bit of a split whether people like them or hate them.