Random white things growing

[firmefatboy799]

Need help identifying these things. They are growing all over except where I have algae on the back wall or some parts of established rock..they are hard almost like calcium but look like spirals and grow kinda fast.

 

[Bfragale]

Do they look like tiny spiral things?

 

[firmefatboy799]

Do they look like tiny spiral things?

Yea kinda

 

[Bfragale]

Copied and pasted from web:

If you are seeing tiny white spirals on your glass, rocks, substrate & even powerheads, you likely have Spirorbid Worms in your aquarium. ... Spirorbid Worms are harmless filter feeders. They make themselves a small spiral shell that the worm lives in and pops out to feed, much like a feather duster worm.May 29, 2019

 

[Hincapiej4]

Those aren't bad things. I forget what they are called, but they are good filter feeders. You can scrape them off..

 

[Bfragale]

That’s what it looks like to me, but a close up may Prove otherwise lol if so- No big deal. Just scrap from glass where you don’t want them. Leave the rest to do their thing lol

 

[yourmom]

Pileolariasp - just looked them up, I have the same thing in my 10 gallon.