Spaghetti Worms and Acros

[ryshark]

Does anybody have these large spaghetti worms that come out of a tube and have tentacles that can reach almost a foot? If so, do/can they hurt acro frags?

 

[vetteguy53081]

They are harmless and feed on detrious and uneaten food

 

[ryshark]

They are harmless and feed on detrious and uneaten food

Perfect thanks. I have a new frag I want to move up which will put it in Striking distance of that thing.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Perfect thanks. I have a new frag I want to move up which will put it in Striking distance of that thing.

You can also move/remove them to the sump

 

[driftin]

That sounds/looks like something different than I've always considered "spaghetti worms". I always thought they were sandbed worms, no hard-shell tube, light orange with hair-thin feeders that they spread across the sand. Terrebellidae?

This looks more aggressive than them - not that I'm questioning that what's in your photo is a detritus eater.

 

[vetteguy53081]

That sounds/looks like something different than I've always considered "spaghetti worms". I always thought they were sandbed worms, no hard-shell tube, light orange with hair-thin feeders that they spread across the sand. Terrebellidae?

This looks more aggressive than them - not that I'm questioning that what's in your photo is a detritus eater.

They come in various forms and his have the characteristics although pic gets fuzzy as I try to expand it

 

[ryshark]

They come in various forms and his have the characteristics although pic gets fuzzy as I try to expand it

I’ll try to get a pic with Macro lens, but it only extends when the tank is dark.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’ll try to get a pic with Macro lens, but it only extends when the tank is dark.

Sounds about right

 

[ryshark]

Sounds about right

I think you are correct. It looks like this this video

Annelids: Terrebellid, Spaghetti Worm | Shape of Life

The spaghetti worm gets its name from its long feeding tentacles.

www.shapeoflife.org

 

[Graffiti Spot]

That sounds/looks like something different than I've always considered "spaghetti worms". I always thought they were sandbed worms, no hard-shell tube, light orange with hair-thin feeders that they spread across the sand. Terrebellidae?

This looks more aggressive than them - not that I'm questioning that what's in your photo is a detritus eater.

Yea I had those in large matted clusters in one tank all over the sand and in some rocks. They really irritated the zoas but I didn’t have any acros in the tank. I would think a decent amount of them would irritate any delicate acropora.