what is this?

[jpenwell]

this.....stuff is in my buddies tank. anybody wanna take a shot on what this is?

 

[jpenwell]

all these white things are spiralled up and all over the tank.

 

[jpenwell]

nobody knows what these are?

 

[jeffb3t]

They are a type of tube worm. I have loads on the pumps and they can be a pain to clean off

 

[jpenwell]

are they "bad" for the tank besides they look like crap on the glass. if so what is the best way to get rid of them.

 

[jeffb3t]

No they aren't bad. they are filter feeders and about the only way to get rid of them is to scrape them off. Is the tank acrylic or glass?

 

[hot4teacher]

I have them all over my tank. Especially the back glass (which I never clean) and the standpipes. They are on the snails, in the rock...all over.

I use a credit card when they are on the glass. Not much I can do if they are on the rock.

Dana

 

[jpenwell]

the tank is a 10gal glass tank. so i should tell him to just srape them off and keep going on with his tank?

 

[jeffb3t]

Yeah, since they are harmless, tell him to scrape away since starting over isn't going to fix anything.