ID Please (pics included)

[psusocr1]

o.k so these thign come out about 4-5 inches suck up sand then spit the sand out.. what are they?? i got lots of them everywhere??

 

[jhawk]

Man I have never seen anything like that before.

 

[bill109]

Originally Posted by jhawk
Man I have never seen anything like that before.

WIERD :thinking:

 

[promisetbg]

They are called vermitid snails.

 

[jhawk]

Originally Posted by bill109
WIERD :thinking:
I;m still learning about saltwater never seen so many hitchhikers some good some bad.Thanks to everybody here I have learned alot.

 

[tangs123]

Originally Posted by promisetbg
They are called vermitid snails.
so are they good or bad?

 

[promisetbg]

They are good.

 

[psusocr1]

thank god caus ei have ALOT of them!!!

 

[miaheatlvr]

I got a TON of those in my tank so they better be good!!!! LOL

 

[ryan115]

They look to me to be Spionids, not a vermited snail at all.

They are a type of polychaete. They are beneficial scavengers that will reach out and grab detritus or any other leftover food. They are perfectly safe, nothing to worry about

If you go into the archives, look up the reef worm hitchhiker guide for some more info.

 

[ophiura]

Originally Posted by Ryan115
They look to me to be Spionids, not a vermited snail at all.

They are a type of polychaete. They are beneficial scavengers that will reach out and grab detritus or any other leftover food. They are perfectly safe, nothing to worry about

If you go into the archives, look up the reef worm hitchhiker guide for some more info.

Spionid!

 

[fishrule]

Originally Posted by psusocr1
o.k so these thign come out about 4-5 inches suck up sand then spit the sand out.. what are they?? i got lots of them everywhere??
I'm glad you took these pictures. I have a lot of these in my tank and I was having a hard time getting the pictures to come out right.