Small tube worms - Help

[RWM555]

I have about a millon little tube worms. At times they have a long string of mucus coming out of them. I have been picking them off of the rocks with my fingers but I seem to be getting more and more of them. They grow all over the place but seem to like the exposed bottom of my live rock. I looked them up and I think they are calcareous tube worms.

Is there anything that I can do to get rid of them?

 

[Anonymous]

RWM555

:welcome:

Why would you want to get rid of them? They filter feed on excess nutrients in the tank by extending that string you see, catching micro sized food and reeling it back in. They don't harm anything, which is why most people just ignore them. Other than reducing the amount of excess nutrients they feed on, I don't really know of a way to stop them from reproducing.

 

[kgross]

If you want to get rid of them, just stop overfeeding the tank. If they have no food, they will stop growing.

Or you can add a copperband butterfly and there is a really good chance it will eat them, if it is hungry.

Kim

 

[condiman]

Your just better off leaving them they are natural for most aquariums