White dots!

[Jayrock93]

So my tank just got rid of detritus from cycling and today I notice little white dot on my glass not sure what it is but my glass scrubber doesn't move it or take it off? I have clown fish snails hermit crabs shrimp and a black and yellow fish lol idk what it is looks like a tang but it's not anyways idk what the white dots are!

 

[blaxsun]

Could be flatworms - could be something else (really hard to tell).

 

[Jayrock93]

Are they harmful what should I do why do they happen?

 

[blaxsun]

Are they harmful what should I do why do they happen?

Try to get a close-up shot of the dots.

 

[JGT]

Probably spiorbid worms. Not harmful. But can’t tell from pic.

 

[Jayrock93]

Try to get a close-up shot of the dots.

My camera won't focus on them this is the best I got they arnt all flat but my wife's phone got really close and they are almost see through

 

[Jayrock93]

Probably spiorbid worms. Not harmful. But can’t tell from pic.

 

[blaxsun]

Probably spiorbid worms. Not harmful. But can’t tell from pic.

Going with this based on the last image.

 

[JGT]

Yep, as suspected, spiorbids. Harmless.

 

[Jayrock93]

Yep, as suspected, spiorbids. Harmless.

What caused them what do I do?

 

[Jayrock93]

Yep, as suspected, spiorbids. Harmless.

They started on this live rock

 

[JGT]

Came in on either live rock or frags. Don’t have to do anything. They will diminish over time. If they really bother you, you can scrape them off with a scraper or credit card.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Spirobid worms and easiest to remove with edge of an old credit card or similar
Harmless

 

[Jayrock93]

Came in on either live rock or frags. Don’t have to do anything. They will diminish over time. If they really bother you, you can scrape them off with a scraper or credit card.

Awesome thanks so much buddy!

 

[Jayrock93]

Spirobid worms and easiest to remove with edge of an old credit card or similar
Harmless

Thank you

 

[Jayrock93]

Going with this based on the last image.

Thank you!

 

[fishRus]

I think these are what you’re talking about I have 100 in my 55 reef they seem to just sit there my nitrates are 50 ppm maybe they benefit from high nutrients

 

[fishRus]

I think these are what you’re talking about I have 100 in my 55 reef they seem to just sit there my nitrates are 50 ppm maybe they benefit from high nutrients

 

[fishRus]

These are not spirorbid worms they are more like a limpet