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Old 01-25-2007, 04:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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some questions about worms

1) i have some spaghetti worms underneath my orange cap. it looks like aiptasia at first but its not. anywayz is it bad to have this type of worm?


2) i think i have something that also look like aiptasia but clear/transparent. any idea what that may be? and if its harmful?
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Old 01-25-2007, 10:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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1. these are not spaghetti worms, they are something different but i cant remember the name

2.) these i believe are called class anemones and are similar to aptasia, i believe both are eaten by peppermint shrimp
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Old 01-25-2007, 11:19 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I LOVE PEPPERMINT SHRIMP!!! They conusmed all of my aptasia and I have seen them consume some of my hair algea.
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Old 01-25-2007, 11:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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okay my description under my user name is really not right at all but hay it looks good lol
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Old 01-26-2007, 12:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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1. are u sure its not spaghetti worm, Rob? anywayz try to remember what it is and let me know. thanx for the help!

2. could it be hydra?
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Old 01-26-2007, 01:47 AM   #6 (permalink)
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no, i cant remember it..
ill get Dave or Brian or Amph in here, i know they will recall
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Old 01-26-2007, 02:53 AM   #7 (permalink)
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1) i have some spaghetti worms underneath my orange cap. it looks like aiptasia at first but its not. anywayz is it bad to have this type of worm?

2) i think i have something that also look like aiptasia but clear/transparent. any idea what that may be? and if its harmful?
Without a picture it is a little dangerous to guess But every time I run across someone saying they have spaghetti worms it turns out they have "hair worms", or Cirratulid sp. worms. The most common one found in the hobby is yellow/orange and black. You can find a little more information here and some pictures to see if it matches.

They are an excellent addition to reef tanks as they will clean the rock near them of excess food that your fish/corals miss and are known to reproduce in aquariums. If they decide to live in your sandbed they will stir up your sandbed and it is assumed they will eat portions of the food and detritus that reaches the sand.

But again, a picture would help a lot in determining if we are talking about the same thing.

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Old 01-26-2007, 10:14 AM   #8 (permalink)
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If it looks like aptasia, but has little balls on the end of the tentacles, it's a Mojano Anemone. They are just as intrusive...but.. pepps don't eat them. Otherwise, as mentioned, a picture would help. It could be a million things

Oh...does it look like this?



That is a hitch hiker from the coralimorph family.

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Old 01-26-2007, 02:11 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old 01-27-2007, 04:37 PM   #10 (permalink)
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it could be a mojano anemone but mine is too tiny i havnt seen the balls on the tips yet! i will take pix when it gets bigger
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Old 01-29-2007, 11:33 AM   #11 (permalink)
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iglowce,

Here's a picture of a spaghetti worm out of the sand. Compare it to what you have. Normally, they don't come out like this but, I have several pictures of them doing this.



Hope this helps.

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Old 01-30-2007, 06:24 PM   #12 (permalink)
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mine doesnt look like it but its kinda hard to see cuz they always btwn rocks and on sand in the dark spot
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