Couldn't sleep last night...

[AllSignsPointToFish]

So, I got out of bed and grabbed the trusty Streamlight (that thing is crazy trusty, btw, but that's a story for another day). Anyway, the house and tank had been dark for several hours, and I was curious what I might find.

The first thing I noticed was a little white crab in the sand. He was about a quarter inch long and buried himself pretty much immediately when the light hit him, so I had no chance for a picture. He was perfectly camouflaged against the aragonite sand, so I suspect he is evolved to be a sand-dwelling crab.

The next thing I noticed was a white, spider web-looking thing reaching into the sand from a central, immobile point. At first, I thought it was just white bacterial strings since I carbon dose, but to my surprise the tentacles retracted when the light shined on them. The almost look like tiny white starfish arms, but I could see no body visible.

Any guesses as to what these creatures might be?

 

[Retro Reefer]

Get a red filter for your light it will allow you to observe your tank in the dark without spooking anything.

 

[Liquidangel22]

I have several of those too, someone told me they're probably a spaghetti worm, looks like it comes out of some stuck crushed coral clump

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I have several of those too, someone told me they're probably a spaghetti worm, looks like it comes out of some stuck crushed coral clump

hmmm...very interesting! That's pretty much exactly what they look like. Thanks!

 

[Zoey]

i use a red bike reflector light to look at my tank at night, its an other world in there at night! Things in there i didnt even know where in there