Saw this on a new clam.

[ImGood]

it's been in qt since Thursday, is it possibly a brittle star?upper left flange it appears to come from under the mantle? That's the best pic I've been able to get since noticed.and if I get close..... the cam closes

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

It's difficult to tell if it's a tube worm or aptasia.

 

[ImGood]

Hmm. I have aptasia eating peppermint shrimp in qt to take care of aptasia not sure about worms on a clam though

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

When the clam is closed you should be able to see the tube and probably knock it off with a fingernail.

 

[DSC reef]

It's an aptaisia. Remove the clam in a separate bucket of tank water and manually remove it, carefully. First pic looks like an aptaisia. Tube worm can be removed easily as salty replied.

 

[KJ]

Spaghetti worm?

 

[ImGood]

Thanks for the advice I used a long thin piece of bamboo to scrape whatever it was from the clam, the shrimp immediately pounced on it & ate it. Problem gone!

 

[ImGood]

It's back or maybe its cousin? Or something completely different?

 

[DSC reef]

That just looks like random stuff floating in the tank that gets snagged on the shell. It happens