What is this strange tiny worm looking thing with spikes???

[reeferchief]

I have this tiny tiny worm on my glass that looks like it has a bunch of spines or spikes on it. Sorry I don't have a more clear pic.

 

[slice]

It might be difficult for folks to ID from that pic, maybe you could find it on one of these sites:
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html

 

[rynosreef]

here is another site that i like it has almost everything.
http://www.masa.asn.au/masawiki/index.php/Hitchhikers_Guide_to_the_Reef_Tank

 

[reeferchief]

thank you for the sites. I put it in a cup to be safe for now and snapped a few better pics that i'm uploading now.

 

[slice]

Knock back the exposure a notch or two so you can capture some detail on those pics. That first one was waaaay overexposed.

 

[teresaq]

i'm going to take a stab. Do you have Zoas - look at zoa eatting nudis

 

[reeferchief]

Only thing i can guess from those sites is possibly a copepod. It says a good sign of healthy tank and you usually find them on the glass which is where he was at.

 

[1guydude]

could be a spider...id toss it! Better safe than sry imo! The pods will multiply!

 

[slice]

Quote:
Originally Posted by reeferchief http:///t/388501/what-is-this-strange-tiny-worm-looking-thing-with-spikes#post_3426392

Only thing i can guess from those sites is possibly a copepod. It says a good sign of healthy tank and you usually find them on the glass which is where he was at.
Not a copepod, they are quite small. Without magnification, copepods look like tiny white specs on the glass. I think TeresaQ might be right, sadly.

 

[geoj]

i'm going to take a stab. Do you have Zoas - look at zoa eatting nudis
or the Berghia Nudibranchs

 

[reeferchief]

Thanks for the replies. Whatever it is I didn't take a chance and scooped it out. It's in a cup now but soon to be down the drain. I guess?

 

[reeferchief]

Do these reproduce quickly? I font want to have to worry about these things.

 

[reeferchief]

I just googled and the zoo eating nudi is exactly what it looks like. Good thing I took it out.

 

[teresaq]

check your zoas, where there is one, there usually is more also look for eggs, - they look like a white swirl. Dip your colonies and scrape off any eggs.
T

 

[slice]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TeresaQ http:///t/388501/what-is-this-strange-tiny-worm-looking-thing-with-spikes#post_3426421
check your zoas, where there is one, there usually is more also look for eggs, - they look like a white swirl. Dip your colonies and scrape off any eggs.
T
That was an amazing ID from that original pic TeresaQ.

 

[reeferchief]

Thanks Teresa, like slice said...amazing ID. During my water change tomorrow I will be looking for more and dipping. Glad I found him on the glas because if it wast for that, I don't think I would have ever found him.

 

[teresaq]

They take on the color of your zoos, - you can do a fresh water dip - just match temp and ph if you can. dip them and swish them around. Then look at the closed polyps, thats where they lay thier eggs.
T
ps, have had them in the past lol

 

[reeferchief]

Good info to know. I hope I don't find any or much other