silky string extending from zoa colony

[al0ha]

hi all, my lights are all off and ive used a flashlight to check out my colony and see some very very thin, almost transparent silky strings extending from the colony. can someone tell me what this is? maybe a worm or so? thanks

 

[reefman]

they are stingers. that's sps way of showing aggression towards its neighbors.

 

[rbtwo4]

Really??? Zoos have stingers???

 

[reefman]

no, my mistake. i thought it was sps. my eyes are going. nevermind.

 

[rbtwo4]

Lmfao I was going to say when the hell were zoos Sps. As for ur answer I think that's there way of releasing waste not sure

 

[daaznmofo]

zoa poop

 

[rbtwo4]

i was right yay me

 

[Imbarrie]

Are you sure it's not a spaghetti worm?

 

[al0ha]

no its not a spaghetti worm, the lines are very very thin, almost unseen without a good eye and flashlight. it retracts to bring in particles floating in the water

 

[crxin]

no its not a spaghetti worm, the lines are very very thin, almost unseen without a good eye and flashlight. it retracts to bring in particles floating in the water

If it retracts and brings particles in from the water I dont think it is anthing that is happening becuase of the zoa's. It is probably a tube worm or a vermetid snail that is living underneath the zoas or in a crack of the rock. Do you feed your food with selcom?

 

[daaznmofo]

i think its a vermetid snail then.

 

[rbtwo4]

yup if it retracts it aint the zoa might be a worm from the rock the zoa is on

 

[motortrendz]

If it retracts and brings particles in from the water I dont think it is anthing that is happening becuase of the zoa's. It is probably a tube worm or a vermetid snail that is living underneath the zoas or in a crack of the rock. Do you feed your food with selcom?

+1

i have them in my tank too, they piss me off bc they coat some of my corals in the silky string bc of water flow forcing it to get caught up.. a little fanning motion with your hand clears it up, never had any ill effects from it..

 

[crxin]

Most people who use or used selcom on a regular basis when feeding usually see an explosion of them.

 

[motortrendz]

what is selcom?

 

[KathyC]

what is selcom?

It's actually Selcon, though I've never heard of it being used to feel coral. Most often people soak food in it to help get finicky or sick fish to eat.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5009

 

[crxin]

Yes I keep spelling it wrong. A lot of people soak the food in it and feed it to the tank. Using selcon on a regular basis is said to increase the amount of vermetid snails in the tank.

It's actually Selcon, though I've never heard of it being used to feel coral. Most often people soak food in it to help get finicky or sick fish to eat.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5009

 

[al0ha]

Hmmm thanks everybody, i mean as long as it does no harm to the colonies, im fine with them there