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Conski
06-30-2009, 11:50 PM
Theres these 2 really long white strand that look like thin tentacles or hair. they are just sort of swaying in the flow and sometimes touch my torch coral which i can tell doesnt like it cause it grabs it... what is it?!

Amphiprion
06-30-2009, 11:52 PM
Need a picture, but off the top of my head, they sound like digitate hydroids.

Conski
07-01-2009, 12:39 AM
so thin and only out at night i cant get one.. should i try and remove? or are they harmnless?

Conski
07-01-2009, 12:42 AM
o nope they aren't that. definitely not lol ill try to get a pic

Conski
07-01-2009, 12:53 AM
Ok here are two of the best i could get of them, in the one look directly under the huge flash of light and in the other in the same spot. its so hard to see but i know you can when you look hard.

Amphiprion
07-01-2009, 12:58 AM
Ah, do a quick search on chaetopterid and spionid worms.

Conski
07-01-2009, 1:01 AM
lol i think they are spaghetti worms, it says its harmless to corals so i wont worry, thanks man

Amphiprion
07-01-2009, 1:31 AM
Actually, spaghetti worms are a bit different and usually have more than 2 feeding tentacles. They are similar, though, in that they are both harmless and feed on detritus, etc.