spiderweb looking things in the tank?

[rcbc3384]

Hello
Every 3 weeks or so i find these strands floating off of alot of my LR. By the second day they're gone. Does anyone know what they are? They resemble spider webs.
Thanks

 

[auntkaren]

I think that they are a spaghetti worm of some sort. I don't know the scientific name for them but I've seen them on hitchhiker sites under spaghetti worms. (I have them in my tank too). They are harmless.

 

[rcbc3384]

could they be eggs?

 

[alyssia]

Their are some types of tubeworms that "throw out" that netting to catch food.

 

[xdave]

I'm gonna go with alyssia's theory and ask if they appear to be under intelligent control. Did you ever sit and watch them and see if something is reeling the net back in? I had ones that were just like a single strand of fishing line. It would shoot out of the rock, inch across the bottom picking up little bits, then reel back in. I never did figure out what was on the other end. The "what the heck is that thing" factor is why I love reef tanks. You can spend $1000s on coral and stuff but end up totally mystified by something like that. :notsure:

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by alyssia
Their are some types of tubeworms that "throw out" that netting to catch food.

You may not see them the next day as they retract their webbing and eat what they caught.

 

[alyssia]

:
Originally Posted by xDave
. The "what the heck is that thing" factor is why I love reef tanks. You can spend $1000s on coral and stuff but end up totally mystified by something like that. :notsure:

I agree!!!