Are these colonial hydroids?

ibrat82 · 04/10/2016, 09:10 AM

OR are they spirobiod worm? Only reason I'm even thinking hydroids is the snail had all these brown bushy things on it. Too small to see if it's hydroids.

Sk8r · 04/10/2016, 09:14 AM

Little curly worms. Common and harmless.

cloak · 04/10/2016, 10:14 AM

Check this out. (Spirorbidae)

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/

HTH.

04/10/2016, 09:10 AM	#1
ibrat82 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 292	Are these colonial hydroids? OR are they spirobiod worm? Only reason I'm even thinking hydroids is the snail had all these brown bushy things on it. Too small to see if it's hydroids.

04/10/2016, 09:14 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Little curly worms. Common and harmless. __________________ 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%.

04/10/2016, 10:14 AM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check this out. (Spirorbidae) http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/ HTH.