Feather duster?

[Tamie77]

This just showed up a few days ago, my flash was on auto and when it went off in the first picture it darted inside the tube looking thing. Not worried, just curious.

 

[ying yang]

Tube worm,filter feeder

 

[Tamie77]

Tube worm,filter feeder

Should I worry then? Haven't heard anything good about tube worms.....

 

[Tired]

Tube worm is another name for feather duster, and any filter-feeding animal that turns up is harmless due to its inability to eat your corals.

 

[Tamie77]

Tube worm is another name for feather duster, and any filter-feeding animal that turns up is harmless due to its inability to eat your corals.

Awesome! Thanks
. do you happen to know what this could be? They are all over the back of my tank. Trying to learn as much as I can!

 

[Goaway]

Sadly, the taxidermy on the critter could be of a thousand species. They just get food out of the water column. Small particles to be exact. They are not predators at all. Just a filter feeder.

 

[Tamie77]

Awesome! Thanks
. do you happen to know what this could be? They are all over the back of my tank. Trying to learn as much as I can!

Sadly, the taxidermy on the critter could be of a thousand species. They just get food out of the water column. Small particles to be exact. They are not predators at all. Just a filter feeder.

Thank you

 

[Goaway]

Those look like pineapple sponge. Another filter feeder that will pass as the system matures, or they will live in cryptic zones.

 

[Tamie77]

Those look like pineapple sponge. Another filter feeder that will pass as the system matures, or they will live in cryptic zones.

Cool. OK.

 

[Tamie77]

Cool. OK.

Thank you!

 

[Goaway]

Np, hope you enjoy your aquarium to the max.

 

[Tamie77]

Np, hope you enjoy your aquarium to the max.

The more I'm learning the better it's doing which makes me enjoy it more!

 

[Tired]

That second critter is a pineapple sponge. They're harmless, but you might see a lot of them around as your tank tries to find a balance.