Zik
New member
Hey Guys,
So I'm having a bit of difficulty identifying these guys, and how 'good' or 'bad' they may be. Reached out to a couple reefers (thanks guys), who suggested it may be a type of eunicid or fulgida worm. I did notice I had 2x turbo snails go the past week, and another one seemed pretty weak, but i placed it back upright and its back on the glass now.
Tanks been up since Christmas, and first time noticing these guys. What made them come out was after lights went out, it was my first time using Oyster Feast to feed my corals. 5 minutes later checking with a blue flashlight, these guys occasionally came out, swimming, 1 at a time.
I'm able to catch them with a turkey baster (reverse suction), and caught 3 the first night over a 30 minute period, and 4 last night. Biggest one was 2+ inches, and smallest was a baby around 2-3 mm
Here's the best pic I could take, and a video as well. Love to hear anyone's input on if they're good, or if they're bad and how to eradicate them!
Besides the snails, I haven't noticed anything 'wrong' in the tank that these guys could be causing. Yes I had some rtn/stn issues, but I'm still dialing everything in (tank was fallow, very low nutrients [raising them now], had too strong flow, wasn't acclimating frags to lights, etc), so I don't think these guys caused any of those issues.
Most are translucent, some are darker, but all seem to have the same anatomy (Notice all the eggs in the pic.... not reassuring one bit!)
Thanks!!!
Everything that has gone in the tank has been through a Bayer Dip btw.
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So I'm having a bit of difficulty identifying these guys, and how 'good' or 'bad' they may be. Reached out to a couple reefers (thanks guys), who suggested it may be a type of eunicid or fulgida worm. I did notice I had 2x turbo snails go the past week, and another one seemed pretty weak, but i placed it back upright and its back on the glass now.
Tanks been up since Christmas, and first time noticing these guys. What made them come out was after lights went out, it was my first time using Oyster Feast to feed my corals. 5 minutes later checking with a blue flashlight, these guys occasionally came out, swimming, 1 at a time.
I'm able to catch them with a turkey baster (reverse suction), and caught 3 the first night over a 30 minute period, and 4 last night. Biggest one was 2+ inches, and smallest was a baby around 2-3 mm
Here's the best pic I could take, and a video as well. Love to hear anyone's input on if they're good, or if they're bad and how to eradicate them!
Besides the snails, I haven't noticed anything 'wrong' in the tank that these guys could be causing. Yes I had some rtn/stn issues, but I'm still dialing everything in (tank was fallow, very low nutrients [raising them now], had too strong flow, wasn't acclimating frags to lights, etc), so I don't think these guys caused any of those issues.
Most are translucent, some are darker, but all seem to have the same anatomy (Notice all the eggs in the pic.... not reassuring one bit!)
Thanks!!!
Everything that has gone in the tank has been through a Bayer Dip btw.
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