spaghetti worms ?

[dubs]

its a good or bad thing if there taking over those bad boys are ever were in my tank . just wanted some input

 

[NYreefNoob]

good they help clean up

 

[KathyC]

I'd say yes and no.
While they aren't really harmful, they can irritate many corals with their long spaghetti 'arms'.

If you have a large population of them that is due to having a good deal of 'particulate' in your water column. It can often be due to how/what you feed.
If you don't already run a filter sock on your system, you might want to consider it as it will help get the free floating food (for them) out of there and that should help keep the population to a more reasonable number

 

[dubs]

i do run a filter sock and i dont mind them i just wanted to know if its bad sign and i do feed heavy i have a decent amount of fish for a 65g but hey it what i like it just seems like lately those bad boys been taking over them and the astarina stars ..thanks for the info

 

[Chraddam]

I have been having trouble with the asterinas myself lately. I pluck every one that I see now, especially the ones that I see on my ZOAS(grrrrrrrrrrrrr). I have spaghettis too, but they seem to be confined to the sandbed, and I have very little down there, so I let them be. I also have seen what appears to be a small grey and white octopus(!) that I have no clue as to how it got in the tank. I haven't made any additions in a while, so it could have been there for God knows how long. I iwll try to get pics of it, it only shows itself at night. It pays to spend hours watching your tank at night in the dark with a tiny led flashlight...
Anyway, good luck with those spaghettis Dubs!!!

 

[Dre]

Spaghetti worms can be trouble some if they get out of control they can suffocate Zoas.There is an explosion of stars in my tank as well due to high nutrients and warmer waters i think.

 

[reefman]

astarina can be a pain to rid of. leave just 1 alone n they can multiply like crazy.

 

[dubs]

thank for all the input i guess i am not the only one having an exlplosion maybe it the warmer water used keep my tank between 77and 79 now its been holding steady 80/81 i dont have too many zoas so i really dont mind them

 

[Vic8361]

i've never had an issue with them. I actually think there good for my tank.
Vic

 

[noobzy]

I have tons of these guys in my tank, and so far they haven't been an issue... but I also don't have a large density of coral. I have seen them irritate a snail (lol) and a mushroom, so I wouldn't be surprised if having too many of them near Zoas would be problematic.