Funkness Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Soo was staring at my tank today and out of the corner of my eye I see this little stringy thing I was like what is that no big deal but then all of a sudden it retracted like something is jigging in my tank I watch it go all the way in this hole smaller the the tip of a pencil then it comes out again and does the same thing goes out about 5-6 inches mind you this thing is thinner them thread and it keeps doing it over and over like it's a fisherman tryin to catch a fish it's too small to get a photo of any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It should be a type of hitchhiker spaghetti worm. I have them all over my tank. They are great parts of the clean up crew. See them anywhere on this page? http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 That would be my guess as well. I have had them everywhere since about day 1. Have never seen one that's 5" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Sound like a digitage hydroid to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkness Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Man I really wish I could get a photo but it like the size of thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'm pretty sure its just spaghetti worms in their little tubes by your description. http://saltaquarium....ghetti-Worm.htm http://www.reefforum...o-esquisito.jpg I have these guys all over my tank, especially along the sand bed. They love to clean off any frags you put on the sand-bed,and come out after feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkness Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 From the photos that doesn't look like it it's just one string that comes out of a pin size hole in one of my rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Watch it in HD for best view of the little 'feelers'. Are those the types of 'Worms' you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 cool stuff. I have the strings all over my tank too but whereas a spaghetti worm has many tentacles, I only see one come out of a hole here. I don't believe I've ever seen it more than maybe 2". Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terebellidae The roughly 400 known species are divided between many dozens of genera. Most of these are assigned to 4 subfamilies. So while I know these are different than the little red ones you will occasionally see being broken loose from the substrate, they are all in the same family. I also have some that have zebra like stripes on their feeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinB Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Does the "string" have a clump on the end of it? If not its probably a spaghetti worm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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