Found this on the underside of my acantho, think i noticed a few others in the past, appears to be something cased in rubble, less than a cenitmeter in length, any ideas?
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@ISpeakForTheSeas Should I remove it?Not a juvenile spaghetti worm, but it does seem to be a worm of some kind. It looks like distinct, individual tentacles are coming out rather than a mass of them, so I'm more inclined to think this is going to be a detritivorous/carnivorous worm rather than a filter feeding one, but I could be wrong.
No specific ID from me here yet - sorry.
Without knowing for sure what it is, it's hard to say, but I'm leaning towards keeping it.@ISpeakForTheSeas Should I remove it?
Thanks! As long as it dosent bother the acantho it can stay, I'll see if I can get one in a bowl (there's a few)Without knowing for sure what it is, it's hard to say, but I'm leaning towards keeping it.
If you can remove from the tube and get a pic of it in a bowl, I might be able to ID it, but I understand that might be a big ask. Otherwise, if you can count how many tentacles it has on it's head, that may be helpful too (I can see three for sure, possibly a fourth in the pic).
If it just has three tentacles, then it may be a Syllid worm (most likely harmless/beneficial); if it has four, then it may be a Dorvilleid (most likely harmless/beneficial); if it has more than that, I'd need to know how many tentacles it has, but there's still a good chance it's harmless.
Take a needlenose pliers and break from the base of housing or scrape off outside of tank. Pics a little fuzzy to clearly see, but when in doubt- RemoveThanks! As long as it dosent bother the acantho it can stay, I'll see if I can get one in a bowl (there's a few)
So each of the 2 clusters of sand on the coral base are worms?Photo with flash/white light. You can see the animal itself. Anyone got an ID? @ISpeakForTheSeas? @EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal? Should I remove them?
Maybe juvenile spaghetti worms?
I think so, I nudged the acanto around when trying to space out the corals, they seen pretty well-attached I might add, though I was using a long coral feeder to move them so I couldn't say for sure, except they didn't come apart easily (they're still there)So each of the 2 clusters of sand on the coral base are worms?
If you can remove the coral from the tank and get a better idea of how deep they go, I might have a better answer for youI think so, I nudged the acanto around when trying to space out the corals, they seen pretty well-attached I might add, though I was using a long coral feeder to move them so I couldn't say for sure, except they didn't come apart easily (they're still there)
Definitely need to! Been procrastinating for too long! Though do you think my acantho will be fine?Really hard to say what it was without pics of the actual animal.
As for forceps, coral tongs, etc... get some! Lol
Impossible for me to say. If you think you damaged it, you can always do an iodine dip/bath.Definitely need to! Been procrastinating for too long! Though do you think my acantho will be fine?
Will be on the lookout, though usually coral glue gets them. Removed my hair worm, sea spider, some other burrowing animal, and I did cover the area around it and the other holes, good luck getting out now!Also be on the lookout for additional appearances... they might just bore a new hole to get out...
Iodine dips, my nemesis. I feel like I'll do more harm than good as I might damage it further trying to get it out. Might feed it today to give it some energy/nutrientsImpossible for me to say. If you think you damaged it, you can always do an iodine dip/bath.