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03/27/2011, 06:40 PM
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What is this growing in my tank?
I have these white c shape "things" growing on the walls of my tank and I am seeing them now on hermit crab shells and on my live rock. Does anyone know what these are?
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03/27/2011, 06:46 PM
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Herpes? J/k. Looks like baby snails on it
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03/27/2011, 06:51 PM
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They are actually little feather dusters. I think. They are filter feeders of some sort. I have had them for a llong time never had any promblems
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03/27/2011, 06:52 PM
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they are a type of sedentariate polychaete worms kind of like feather dusters they are harmless
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03/27/2011, 07:16 PM
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Spirobid worms, tiny featherdusters.
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03/27/2011, 07:36 PM
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yep what sushigirl said. I have these everywhere as well. they just showed up one day on my live rock and now they're everywhere! I use the mag float on them on the glass but the rest of the tank is theirs lol.
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03/27/2011, 07:40 PM
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I end up using a little scrapper to get them off the glass. I was wondering cause they seem to be taking over the tank! They just apppeared one day and now are growing everywhere. I think saw a couple in my sump as well.
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03/27/2011, 07:43 PM
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Little mini feather dusters. Harmless and helpful to the tank. They're filter feeders. We have a ton of them in the tank.
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03/27/2011, 07:45 PM
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Just read a article, are these Amphipods?
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03/27/2011, 07:51 PM
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Cancel that last one. Thanks Sushi appreciate that.
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03/27/2011, 09:37 PM
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Add me to the list of having spirobid worms all over their tank. Haven't caused me any problems yet.
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