Looks alive, what is it?

[Sweet Coraline]

Just saw this thing in my tank today after a water change. Looks like it's squirting something into the water??? What is it? ( Behind the mushroom on the disk.) Looked again about 5 minutes later and it's gone.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Can you post a photo/screenshot? Videos only load on a computer.

 

[WheatToast]

Hairworm/spaghetti worm. Good detritivores, though I do not have a concrete explanation for the mucus (perhaps it is dying or spawning). Is that a Vermetid snail emerging from beneath the coral?

 

[Sweet Coraline]

Oh boy. I didn't *think* so, but now I'm concerned! I have wondered about the base of this coral since I got it, about 6 months ago. I've not added anything to the tank in that long, and the tank has been going for over a year now, with relatively no issues. ( Except for a slowly bleaching stick! Grrrr)

 

[minus9]

You have two different animals in your first pic/video. The orange stringy thing is in fact a spaghetti worm, harmless filter feeder (great detritus collectors) and the second is a vermitid snail, which is on the frag plugs. Just pull the plug out of water and crush the snail with pliers or anything similar, but you need to crush the spiral base in order to kill the snail. Or you can simply super glue the tube opening shut.

 

[strawberryfish]

You have two different animals in your first pic/video. The orange stringy thing is in fact a spaghetti worm, harmless filter feeder (great detritus collectors) and the second is a vermitid snail, which is on the frag plugs. Just pull the plug out of water and crush the snail with pliers or anything similar, but you need to crush the spiral base in order to kill the snail. Or you can simply super glue the tube opening shut.

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[WheatToast]

You have two different animals in your first pic/video. The orange stringy thing is in fact a spaghetti worm, harmless filter feeder (great detritus collectors) and the second is a vermitid snail, which is on the frag plugs. Just pull the plug out of water and crush the snail with pliers or anything similar, but you need to crush the spiral base in order to kill the snail. Or you can simply super glue the tube opening shut.

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Here are the Vermetid snails:

 

[Sweet Coraline]

Doggone it!!!!! Ok. So what is the spiral thing next to my sad leather? It's not always sad. Lol I thought it was a feather duster, but wondered about the mucus. The fan thing appears to be attached to the tube, but hard to tell, even with the hood off. And I guess while I'm at it, is this bubble algea on my pipe organ? It's usually opened up and beautiful, but my shrimp was just on it. I started out pretty gung ho about the tank, but I've not done much beyond water changes and feeds for a long time. It's been a busy year.

 

[WheatToast]

The animal on the left is a large Vermetid while the animal on the right is a harmless feather duster/tube/fan worm.


Looks like an elongated species of bubble algae that has died (no Chlorophyll).

 

[Sweet Coraline]

Thank you everyone! I know what the next couple days looks like now.