Strange things on the glass...

[Hyp81]

I was cleaning the front glass of my tank today and there were these very small, pinkish looking things on the glass. They looked almost like they had a whirl or star-shaped pattern to them. Kind of like these star-shaped snails I saw once... but these were really, really small, like the head of a pin, maybe, and they weren't moving. I've never seen them before. Any ideas?

 

[joeybemate]

It could be anything from algae to baby snails. Have you got a picture?

 

[Hyp81]

It could be anything from algae to baby snails. Have you got a picture?

I don't even know how I would take a picture. They are that tiny. I can try tomorrow.

 

[Fiver]

Sounds like they could be spirorbid worms, which are harmless.

 

[Ebone]

Sounds like they could be spirorbid worms, which are harmless.

what he said

 

[Jeff4777]

Congratulations on your micro fauna!

 

[Bishopsnet]

Edit

 

[devimik]

If they look like these, they're Spirorbis - and good.
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/spirorbis/

 

[Hyp81]

If they look like these, they're Spirorbis - and good.
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/spirorbis/

That's them!!

So this is a good sign, then?

 

[devimik]

Yes, one of the signs of a healthy system.