[djskott]

While admiring my tank today
I noticed this lil white thing.
It was the size width of a HAIR strand. maybe 1/4 inch long.
It was White
It moved like a millipeed,
Anyone ever seen something like this?
I watched it for 10 min movin around on the rock and then disapeared into a small small small hole in the rock..
Any Idea of this creature?

Thanks
Skott

PS this Creature CANNOT be seen in a pic its too small to even attempt to get a pic of it..

[DJ88]

I would say a worm of some sort. Possibly a bristle worm if you said it was moving like a centipede. Good thing to have.

[djheywood]

I agree, some type of worm. Was it segmented with little legs on the sides? If so prob some bristle worm. Otherwise might be a spaghetti worm or some other. In any case it is a benefical creature for your live sand/rock. I'm sure there are many many more you can't see!

[djskott]

yeah it was secnemted really hard to see tho. but yes it wassecmetnes and it was a really bright white color

Skott

[ReefHawk]

Here are some pics I have taken of hitchikers. Look like any of these?
Peanut worm

Bristle worm

copepod or amphipod

copepod or amphipod

[organicreefer]

other than being the width of a hair it sounds like an amphipod like the one in reefhawks pic. copepods are much smaller

[djskott]

looks like none of them
this was SUPER TINY u had to look hard to see it.

Size of a hair strand width wise and 1/4 inch long

looks like a millipeed type creature as it moved with out worm like movements

skott

[karun]

Skott,
I have the same thing in my tank. I tried to identify them but could not get any answer beyond some type of worm. They used to be white as you described. Yesterday as soon as the lights went off a few hundred came out onto the glass on one side of the tank. Now they appeared pink. They seem to collect in the top corner. Don't look like any of the pictures posted in this thread.
How big to bristle worms get?

Karun

[FishKid]

How come I dont have any critters like that? In fact I dont have any critters besides feather dusters!!

mark

[djskott]

Oh Ive got feather dusters as well. Loads of em, Red ones, white ones, yellow ones ones that are small and some that are fairly large.
I have found some pods as well.

the tank has been setup since January.
I dunno man, what do you dose with?

my tank setup is in my website

skott

[ReefHawk]

I've seen the little fellas hair size also. I think they are the babies of the pods or worms. I know I dont have any fish babies so they have to be the sand critters. The pods are just specs on the glass to start with, The bristle worms are tiny hairs and swim kinda squiggly.
The best time to see em for me is about 1.5 to 2 hrs after all lightsd gp out.

Fishkid, sometimes it takes a while for them to populate the tank. But rest assured, if you have LR then you have pods! Shine a light thru the tank at night. They are attracted to the light at times. They eat algae so look at a place on the glass that you rarely clean.

[ReefHawk]

I've seen the little fellas hair size also. I think they are the babies of the pods or worms. I know I dont have any fish babies so they have to be the sand critters. The pods are just specs on the glass to start with, The bristle worms are tiny hairs and swim kinda squiggly.
The best time to see em for me is about 1.5 to 2 hrs after all lightsd gp out.

Fishkid, sometimes it takes a while for them to populate the tank. But rest assured, if you have LR then you have pods! Shine a light thru the tank at night. They are attracted to the light at times. The pods eat algae so look at a place on the glass that you rarely clean. The bristle worms eat detritus I think.

[FishKid]

so your saying, look anywhere in my tank and I will find some

mark

[djskott]

well kinda, most pods are hidden, sand dwellers, i used to see some pods running arouind my rocks a cpl times with the lights on but now i hardly ever see that.
Night time is the best i have yet to check with a red flashlight will do that sometime
take care
skott