what is this in my tank?

ellarose · Mar 30, 2022

Hey Guys, i’ve noticed the tube snail thing which i thought was a vermin snail, then i was looking at it and it opened up like a flower and have no idea what it is and if it is bad or okay to leave in my tank?

Cnidoblast · Mar 30, 2022

Looks like some harmless worms imho

Rmckoy · Mar 30, 2022

ellarose said:
Hey Guys, i’ve noticed the tube snail thing which i thought was a vermin snail, then i was looking at it and it opened up like a flower and have no idea what it is and if it is bad or okay to leave in my tank?

Looks like a feather duster worm .
Harmless filter feeder .

kzenoni · Mar 30, 2022

Small feather duster , harmless

Rmckoy · Mar 30, 2022

ellarose said:
Hey Guys, i’ve noticed the tube snail thing which i thought was a vermin snail, then i was looking at it and it opened up like a flower and have no idea what it is and if it is bad or okay to leave in my tank?

I originally thought the post was about the bristle worm at the top of the picture .

vetteguy53081 · Mar 30, 2022

Its a tube worm which uses fan to capture food. While harmless can multiply and in time irritate your coral
Cut off at very bottom of tube and discard OR If you cant get to it- dab of gel superglue from dollar store over the tube opening and it will starve

Rmckoy · Mar 30, 2022

vetteguy53081 said:
Its a tube worm which uses fan to capture food. While harmless can multiply and in time irritate your coral
Cut off at very bottom of tube and discard OR If you cant get to it- dab of gel superglue from dollar store over the tube opening and it will starve

Make sure to use proper superglue .
Check the ingredients !

damsels are not mean · Mar 30, 2022

I've never seen one of these irritate a coral ever before. Even ones growing in the middle of a colony. I figure there are some in basically everybody's tanks in all the cryptic spots at least.

This porites must be on death's door!