What the heck is this?

[Faccia di Pesce]

I found this in my tank. I just started the cycling process, about a week into it. its hard but it looks like a worm? A dead worm?

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I found this in my tank. I just started the cycling process, about a week into it. its hard but it looks like a worm? A dead worm?

Google Vermitid snail and see if the tube for it matches your tube.

It could just be an old tube that was on the rock.

Was the rock real live rock, dry rock, or old rock from a previous tank that was dried out?

 

[Faccia di Pesce]

I got the rock live from a local reefer.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I got the rock live from a local reefer.

Do you have anymore more of those tubes on the rock? Pics of rock if you have more tubes can help ID, as the base of the tube is the real indicator for figuring out what kind of worm it could be.

 

[Faccia di Pesce]

Do you have anymore more of those tubes on the rock? Pics of rock if you have more tubes can help ID, as the base of the tube is the real indicator for figuring out what kind of worm it could be.

It was floating in my tank.

Here are the rocks and coral I got from someone which were live.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

It was floating in my tank.

Here are the rocks and coral I got from someone which were live.

I don’t really see anymore tubes on the rocks, so could just be an old something. If there are more tubes attached to the rocks, those are what needs to be looked at. Now would be a good time to scrub the rock with a stiff bustle brush to remove if you have more.

If not, just keep a close watch for tubes popping up. Vermatids are not harmful per say. They can just grow quick, annoy corals, and the annoyance is what hurts the corals. It causes them to retract their polyps for way to long sometimes.

Again, just keep an eye out and research vermatids a little, so you know what you are looking for. There are a few types of them, so keep that in mind.

 

[Faccia di Pesce]

I don’t really see anymore tubes on the rocks, so could just be an old something. If there are more tubes attached to the rocks, those are what needs to be looked at. Now would be a good time to scrub the rock with a stiff bustle brush to remove if you have more.

If not, just keep a close watch for tubes popping up. Vermatids are not harmful per say. They can just grow quick, annoy corals, and the annoyance is what hurts the corals. It causes them to retract their polyps for way to long sometimes.

Again, just keep an eye out and research vermatids a little, so you know what you are looking for. There are a few types of them, so keep that in mind.

OK thank you.