What the heck are these!?!?!?

[weez1959]

I've been getting more and more of these lately, what are they and should I do something about them?

[charlie]

I am gonna hang around here for an answer too weez. Do they stay around, or do they die off after a while?

[weez1959]

It's hard to say, I have quite a few so I don't know if they are new ones and the old ones die off, or if they are the same ones moving around slightly,

I know that I lost a really nice plate coral recently and when I lifted it out there were several of these wormy things under it. Losing that coral really ticked me off so that's why I want to know what they are. Was it coincidence or did those little buggers kill it?

[Ninong]

It appears to be a cirratulid polychaete of some sort.

[Ninong]

Was it coincidence...

Yes.

...did those little buggers kill it?

No.

[Ninong]

In this thread in Dr. Ron's forum, scroll all the way down to the last post on that page by Brian Plankis and look at the second picture. Is that what you have?

[weez1959]

now that was short and sweet!

So can I asume they are harmless?

[weez1959]

In this thread in Dr. Ron's forum, scroll all the way down to the last post on that page by Brian Plankis and look at the second picture. Is that what you have?

Yes those are them, exactly!
now I'll go back and read it!

[Ninong]

So can I asume they are harmless?

Yes.

[TimH07]

i actualy saw one of these on the move, when i first saw it i thought it was a worm being attacked by the little "hairs" that i'd seen comming out of all my live rock. upon further inspection i noticed they were comming out of the worm. odd little bugger.

i have at least 30 of these here and there in my tank.