?? ID on white string like worms from the substrate

bozfamily

bozfamily

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could be glass anemone without a picture its hard to tell but if these are the case they are bad and pepermint shrip love them for dinner
 
gtgtazz

gtgtazz

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small hair like there sway back and forth looks like a miuiture piece of wet spagette see them on the rocks as well
waiting to get my new mushroom rock and dont need any issues
 
bozfamily

bozfamily

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have you tried to dig one up to see the whole thing. glass anemone is just the name its not realy on the glass they are a hitchhiker and sit just under substrate and on lr and let tenticles be visible. they multiply very fast and are a nuisence. you may want to also make a post in the reef section
google or go to ask jeeves and put in glass anemones and see if any of those match your problem
 
mr_bill

mr_bill

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Probably Spionid worms. Are the "wet noodles" coming out of clusters of sand that look stuck together?
Not a bad thing.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Originally Posted by gtgtazz
small hair like there sway back and forth looks like a miuiture piece of wet spagette see them on the rocks as well
waiting to get my new mushroom rock and dont need any issues
My guess would be Spaghetti Worms - AKA Terebellid Worms. They are a beneficial type of Bristle Worm that only eats detritus. A very good member of the cleanup crew.
 
mr_bill

mr_bill

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Originally Posted by gtgtazz
with 1 - 3 little white strands moving
Sounds like spionid worms if it has a sand cluster at the base of the white strings. Extra cleaning crew, and I have yet to see anything eat them so far.
 
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