Are these Spaghetti worms?

[clcollins426]

They are all over the sand bed and seems like more pop up every day. Just want to make sure they are harmless. Thanks!

 

[KJ]

Yes

 

[clcollins426]

Yes

Thank you! They're kind of neat individually but they've really taken ovet the sand and as a whole i think the sandbed looks dirty because of them

 

[ludnix]

Cutting down on feedings where possible should help. I agree, they are pretty neat, but ultimately a little unsightly if you're going for the white sand bed look.

 

[clcollins426]

Cutting down on feedings where possible should help. I agree, they are pretty neat, but ultimately a little unsightly if you're going for the white sand bed look.

We have a diamond goby who seems to clean the sand 24/7 so there shouldn't be a lot of waste. Unless the worms are feeding on detritus, in which case that probably makes sense. We've got a pretty stacked cleanup crew but oh well. As long as they aren't hurting anything I can get over the look of them.

 

[ludnix]

Here's from Julian Sprung's Invertebrates "Food: Deposit feeder. Bacteria, particulate organic matter."
My population seemed to increase when I added a sunburst anthias and increased my feedings which I'm sure contributed to more detritus and general bioload.

Edit: I got to say you have much cooler looking worms than mine, mine seem to be just a reddish brown color.