worm id

  1. S

    Puffer fish has something under his skin

    Hey guys anyone have any clue what this could be on my puffer? I treated the tank with parasite meds but I’m a beginner and I don’t know what’s going on I want to help him I have no clue how to please if anyone has any suggestions it’s getting darker and has been about 2 weeks since I noticed it
  2. busyworks

    Does anyone have an ID on this worm?

    I found this worm in my tank today. Maybe 3-4inches long depending on how it's stretched out. Very skinny, and white with long hairs coming off the sides. The hairs are longer and further apartment than say a bristle, or fire worm. I've tried to identify it, but haven't been able to. Just...
  3. J

    Worm Id hitchhiker

    I found this worm in my tank a week or so ago. I decided to pull it out tonight to get a better look at it. I don’t think it’s a bristle worm. I’m worried it may be a bobbit worm of some sort. Can someone ID? And tell if it’s dangerous or not. Thanks.
  4. P

    Found a bobbit worm. Fish have been disappearing.

    I was rearranging my scape and took two large pieces of live rock out overnight. This giant worm was on the floor, still moving so I put it in water. Bobbit worm, correct? I had 3-5 fairy wrasses disappear in the last year and a half. Most recently a Naoko. All new additions so I assumed...
  5. road102

    Found this strange worm under the sand, what is it?

    I have this Worm isolated, not sure if this is a good or bad guy for my tank !! any ideas? thanks!!
  6. ReefIO

    What are these? Pictures from under the microscope

    Hi, I have two different subjects that need ID-ing. First, I've been battling Amphidinium Dinoflagellates and have been dosing Silica (Brightwell's SpongExcel) to encourage diatoms. Here's the first shot. Looks to me like possibly pennate diatom. Thoughts? Second, Just recently dipped a...
  7. Kolby’s Reef

    What is this?

    what are these little brown like clear worms? and are they good or bad? Sorry can’t really get good pictures they are tiny.
  8. chemicals

    Tiny worm ID

    Hi, I’m trying to identify a tiny worm. I added some live copepods and 1hour later my tank is covered in thousands of these tiny white worms. I’ve tried to get some good microscope pictures so maybe you could help me! Thanks!
  9. J

    Weird worms

    Saw these small white worms in the live rock I purchased. This is my first tank, the rock was not dipped after picking it up from my LFS. Just wondering if this is a pest or something that is not harmful. There are no fish or coral in the tank and has been cycling for 3 days now. Should I be...
  10. CRath

    Help ID unknown worm

    Hello, I need help on an Id of this critter. at first it looked like a nudibranch when I saw it posted up on top of my rockwork. after fishing it out of the tank I can now tell that it has a bunch of long streamers coming off of it. Sorry about the doo doo iPhone pictures.
  11. BurtMacklin

    What is this worm?

    I just added 2 banggai cardinal, a YWG, a green mandarin goby, a blue hippo tang, and a flame angelfish from DR Reef's quarantine fish to my 200 gallon reefer xl Unfortunately the flame angel, one cardinal, and the YWG all died within 3 days. Water parameters are normal and the other fish are...
  12. L

    Red and white caterpillar worm id

    I got 20 pounds of live rock that came with a ton of cool mushrooms and I put it in my qt this morning when it was still dark I saw this caterpillar looking creature that is red with white spots and horns I've looked for hours what it could be but I haven't matched a picture yet can you help...
  13. L

    Help me id this thing

    HELP! I bought a 20 lb live rock that came with a bunch of mushrooms and than this morning at around 5:00 am so the lights were still off I saw this red and white creature come out looks almost like a caterpillar and has spikes....I tried to identify it but I can't seem to match the picture with...
  14. Tylenator

    please help me id this

    i just got this shipment of corals in and these hitchhikers are in the bags please help identify almost looks like bristle worm but want to make sure and will dip kill these
  15. marcmen

    Little Worm ID

    Hi All, I am hoping someone can ID this guy. It came off an elegance coral that was in QT. This was the coral's second dip, so I am assuming that there was an egg that I missed when cleaning it the first time. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
  16. A

    Worm ID needed

    Found these worms in high concentrations in my coral tanks - not sure what they could be and need an ID! Thanks! Not sure if it’s a type of flatworm? Finding them on tank sides and other surfaces but they don’t seem to be on the corals. They move quickly as well - hopefully the attached video...
  17. B

    What is this? Is it bad for saltwater tank?

    Bought Marco rock right away I put it in the tank, got 2 coral from Petco: mushroom and Kenya tree after a month in the tank with 3 fishes I ordered more Marco rock to start aquascaping I think is called, break the rock and redesign it, so the new rock came I broke it and since it wasn’t enough...
  18. Phoerut

    What is this? They/it popped out my live rock I bought today. Is it reef safe?

  19. PeytonRex

    Spiny box puffer parasite

    Over the course of the last couple of days, my spiny box puffer seems to have a worm over his eye. Would a freshwater dip help rid him of it? Any other suggestions as to what to do? The tank is a 220 predator FOWLR. There haven’t been any new additions to the tank for about a month. Water...
  20. JayFish4004

    Long coil white worm?

    Any idea what this thing is? Found this one on the live rock - have also found a couple on the edges of the glass. Its a long white worm that kind of coils itself like this. Originally thought it was the zooanxthellae released by my hammers but after seeing this one changing that assumption...
  21. Diveks

    Tiny orange worm? And tiny creatures on the glass.

    My tank is fallow right now and with no fish around, I decide to focus more on the tiny things around the tank. I am seeing 3 creatures that I am not sure what they are. Whatever they are they are all over my tank, one grain of sand can have around 6 (yellow line) every spot you see in the sand...
  22. Laudamia

    Wormy thing with orange "stinger"

    Hello everybody, I just purchased a zoa and upon cleaning it prior to introducing it to my tank I found this critter. Does anyone know what this is? I have more photos and a short video if needed. I am keeping it in a separate container for now. It looks menacing and certainly not shy, makes me...
  23. P

    Unknown worm, identification please

    Found it in my sump on bottom, length is about 1 inch.
  24. tom's_tank

    I have no clue what this is and I'm not sure if they have killed 2 of my fish???

    I was just cleaning out my filter sock and I found around 4 of these things I don't know what they are, where they are in my tank or how they got in there? But looking at their spikes I might come to an assumption they killed 2 of my fish a lawnmower blenny and a cleaner wrasse. Both of the fish...
  25. A

    Strange Worms on Glass - Please Help!

    I have these strange thin red/pink worms on my glass and they just have appeared from nowhere. I do not have live rock and all of my corals have been dipped. Please help me figure out if these are good or bad. Here’s an image -
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