KevinB Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I noticed a small colony of something living on one of my Florida rocks. I'm pretty sure it's benign, but I'm curious if any of you have seen it before. It's too small to get a photo of. It looks like several tubes around 1/32" in diameter. The tubes are not calcareous, but soft. There are some small fanlike projections that can fully retract. I was thinking fan worms, but the fanlike projections flouresce green under blue light, similar to many corals. Any ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Maybe colonial hydroids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 I suppose it could be those...they are far away from anything and haven't grown fast at all, so I guess I'll let them be for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 That would be my guess as well. I've had some and they looked about like miniature metallic green fan worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Jestep, did they become a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 If you look on the first reply here, this is exactly what I had. http://www.livingreefs.com/these-t32244.html Not for me. Most of them disappeared. I still see a few from time to time. I have heard they can become a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsea Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I see no problem with these miniture fan worms. In fact, I would consider it a good sign of a healty mature tank. Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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