WTF is this

krocky12

krocky12

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What is this
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I don't think it's a PW. I was thinking some sort of tunicate or even some sort of feather duster or coco worm.
 
I know he's talking about the red tube. I hadn't seen it closely. It seems to have a spongy look to it. Either way it can't be bad. Looks like a filter feeder of some sort. Always a + in my book.
 
Hi,
Definitely check the texture of the tube - is it hard, or soft (you can just use some tongs or the like to gently tap it). If it's soft, then it's either a tunicate or sponge of some sort - either way, you're in the clear. If it's hard/more stiff than soft, it's either some sort of tubiculous polychaete or a vermetid gastropod - again, no worries as it doesn't appear near any corals that its feeding appendages/webs could irritate. Judging by the color and near translucency, my guess is a tunicate or sponge. Tube-dwelling worms and vermetids have walls with a more opaque, leathery, or parchment-look, sometimes covered with bits of rock, shell, sand, and other debris, or they're calcareous. Bottom line is that it took a paragraph to say the same thing that Cubbies already said - it's a keeper - no worries!
 
I have a lot of "webs" in my tanks. They do seem to bother some of my corals--especially the zooanthids. What do I do about those?
 
Yeah, they're probably vermetids; those can really tick off some corals. You've got a couple of options:

1. If the tube is accessible all the way to the base:
  • Reach in with tweezers/tongs and remove the whole thing.
2. If the tube is not accessible, or if that's not an option (the coral has overgrown the tube or say, it's in a crevice):
  • Plug the tube entrance with a gel-type fragging/super glue. Put the tip of the container right at the opening and glob it on. The glue starts to skim over as soon as it hits the SW so you really have to keep squeezing until there's no way the animal can get out.
3. If all else fails, bash the living daylights out of it:
  • Use something something hard and SW safe - like the end of a pair of forceps or tongs and bash the tube to smithereens. Just be carefull not to get your hand anywhere near the tubes because they're brittle, and sharp when broken.
 
Looks like a sponge to me. I have the same thing, only yellow. yes, they look like a tube, but they are soft.
 
Lynn Z said:
3. If all else fails, bash the living daylights out of it:
  • Use something something hard and SW safe - like the end of a pair of forceps or tongs and bash the tube to smithereens. Just be carefull not to get your hand anywhere near the tubes because they're brittle, and sharp when broken.
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This is the option I always use!!!! I like to see that's it's recommended by a professional!!!
 
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