Who is this ?

[Pimba]

Can someone spot who this is? Long arms and lives inside that rock like shell?

 

[tautog83]

That's john, hes a spaghetti worm

 

[Pimba]

That's john, hes a spaghetti worm

Thanks, so is it safe or should I remove it?

 

[Reefing102]

Safe

 

[Goaway]

That's john, hes a spaghetti worm

Harmless, let john forage for his food. If you have any butterfly fish, wrasses or angelfish, john is going to turn into fish food eventually.

 

[Pimba]

I see John is safe for the time being as I don't have any fish yet.

Here's what I don't get.

So my tank is still cycling as I put old dead rock and they are leaching ammonia. But how comes I have these critters surviving in the tank ? I saw copepods like ones too. Ammonia wouldn't kill them?

 

[WheatToast]

I see John is safe for the time being as I don't have any fish yet.

Here's what I don't get.

So my tank is still cycling as I put old dead rock and they are leaching ammonia. But how comes I have these critters surviving in the tank ? I saw copepods like ones too. Ammonia wouldn't kill them?

These tend to be pretty hardy, so they usually make it through the cycle.
Oh, if you find another Spaghetti worm, name it Mario .

 

[Pimba]

Mario - that's a good name.

 

[Sharkbait19]

I see John is safe for the time being as I don't have any fish yet.

Here's what I don't get.

So my tank is still cycling as I put old dead rock and they are leaching ammonia. But how comes I have these critters surviving in the tank ? I saw copepods like ones too. Ammonia wouldn't kill them?

Honestly I ask that question all the time. The very concept of asterinas and aptasia basically spits in the face of cycling and maturing lol
(I understand that they are really hardy, but I’m just sayin’).