What the heck is this?

[reefertanker]

Ignore my clown he’s a camera hog. So I did a water change and siphoned out gha that was growing on my sand. Once removed this **** was underneath it and the string go deep in the sand. What is it?

 

[MnFish1]

They look like tube worms of some sort - and are 'harmless' in general

 

[MnFish1]

PS in my tank they are encased in white sand - so they are not 'dark'. I suppose though they could be some kind of vermatid - but again highly doubt that

 

[reefertanker]

Well I have hundreds and I just hope they aren’t bad

 

[muzikalmatt]

They definitely look like vermatid snails but I've never seen them on the sandbed before.

 

[attiland]

They definitely look like vermatid snails but I've never seen them on the sandbed before.

Are they soft to touch?

 

[reefertanker]

Are they soft to touch?

Yes very I pulled some out and looked like a green string

 

[attiland]

Yes very I pulled some out and looked like a green string

So not vermatid than. I love mysterious creatures but this one I would filter out somehow just because of its look

 

[maleks.reef]

If you want to get rid of them or keep their population at bay, I suggest getting 2 or 3 bumble bee snails.

 

[attiland]

If you want to get rid of them or keep their population at bay, I suggest getting 2 or 3 bumble bee snails.

May work… good idea

 

[reefertanker]

If you want to get rid of them or keep their population at bay, I suggest getting 2 or 3 bumble bee snails.

I will have to give it a try

 

[PR_nano]

Looks like something I had. Thought it was detritus settling but looks like it had a worm shape. Vacuum my sand in that corner and added another wave maker. Haven't seen lately.

 

[maleks.reef]

For some reason, these pictures make me so uncomfortable ;Dead Anyway, good luck getting rid of them!

 

[attiland]

For some reason, these pictures make me so uncomfortable ;Dead Anyway, good luck getting rid of them!

 

[reefertanker]

I already have a sump pumping 250gp in the middle at the top also an additional wave maker 300gph on one corner in the low side and on the other end in the corner middle I have another 250gph wave maker. Another wouldn’t help but I could move them in better spots maybe

 

[reefertanker]

Here is the placement