I discovered hitchikers but what are they?

[aredmon]

I have noticed these tubes made out of my LS and these cloudy clear worm looking things coming out of the tube. It looks like about 3 per tube. I also noticed these tiny little things that look like itty bitty feather dusters. What do you think they might be? I have one sea horse in tank and they don't seem to bother it but just to make sure.

 

[stingrayjs]

They are common tube worms. As your tank matures you will see more and more of htem, and ones that are diffrent colors. Thye are harmless filter feaders.

 

[seahorsecu]

Those tube worms are considered a pest because of high reproductive rates. Get a couple peppermint shrimp, they will make a good snack of them! ( Peppermint shrimp ARE ok with seahorses, trust me I would know, look at my name!!)

 

[renogaw]

if the long white things look like tentacles, do a google for spaghetti worms. i think you have the same thing i did. there was a picture of them that helped me.
i posted a few pics here https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=226118

 

[stingrayjs]

Pest?? They dont reproduce that fast, and my peperment shrimp disn't touch them. The are jsut muti colored tube works. I have some bright red ones, white, mixed, there are a bunch of them in the tank but no where near the lvl of being a pest.

 

[aredmon]

So they are both harmless. One web sight I read said that spagetti worms are a parasite? Is this true? I guess it is atube worm. it kind of looks like an upsidedowm tear drop stem with little hairs growing out from around the top. They are multipling like crazy. I also just noticed this puple hairy arm(?) or worm coming out of my LR. Any idea what that might be?

 

[aredmon]

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