Jstn
Member
My acans have been going down hill for the last 2-3 months, I have been trying everything related to water quality to random dips and saw no improvement. Turns out these acans were in the same spot on a rock, last night after dark I saw a little worm munching on my pink acan! It wasn't a standard bristle worm and previously, I have never noticed such a worm. In addition, for the last few months I have been blowing off dust/sand in a crack between the acans, I didnt think much other than it shouldnt be there (high flow area coupled with I dont have sand as a substrate), now I think its traces of the worms burrowing their homes.
A pic of a piece of the worm, left the suspected culprite, right is a standard bristle (sorry for the quality). It looks like one of those sand worms from beatlejuice with thin black stripes down its body.
Damage survey after removing the acans from the rock.
they were all here
Other acans that look fine
So now the hunt is on, I feel relieved that I may of found the problem albeit may be a difficult task to accomplish. Any advice on catching this evil creatures?
A pic of a piece of the worm, left the suspected culprite, right is a standard bristle (sorry for the quality). It looks like one of those sand worms from beatlejuice with thin black stripes down its body.
Damage survey after removing the acans from the rock.
they were all here
Other acans that look fine
So now the hunt is on, I feel relieved that I may of found the problem albeit may be a difficult task to accomplish. Any advice on catching this evil creatures?
