White hairy growth...

[ssunthar]

Hi, I found these behind my skimmer.. is this something I need worry about?

 

[king aiptasia]

Hi, I found these behind my skimmer.. is this something I need worry about?

nothing to worry about but i'll help you figure it out. Do they move at all?

 

[ssunthar]

nothing to worry about but i'll help you figure it out. Do they move at all?

It is not very soft (a little stiff) and waves a little to the water flow.. but not seeing it jumping around like what worms will do, looks like it is growing in that location. Thanks.

 

[king aiptasia]

It is not very soft (a little stiff) and waves a little to the water flow.. but not seeing it jumping around like what worms will do, looks like it is growing in that location. Thanks.

they really look like a sort of tube worm, do they have the head fans? you'll probably need a magnification lens to see if they haven't retracted inside

 

[ssunthar]

they really look like a sort of tube worm, do they have the head fans? you'll probably need a magnification lens to see if they haven't retracted inside

Here is the closeup pic... I don't see any fans coming out. They are thin like hair and about 2-4mm in length.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Feather dusters

 

[Cora101]

Harmless. Have them in my sump as well. Just need to be cleaned off equipment every now and then.

 

[ssunthar]

Feather dusters

Thank you.

 

[ssunthar]

Harmless. Have them in my sump as well. Just need to be cleaned off equipment every now and then.

Noted, will watch them.

 

[king aiptasia]

some have rigid tubes but yeah they are definitely feather dusters, they are taking advantage of a shady high flow area to get lots of free particles to eat

 

[ssunthar]

some have rigid tubes but yeah they are definitely feather dusters, they are taking advantage of a shady high flow area to get lots of free particles to eat

Thanks, learned something today