Tubes...

[TRDfan]

Tubes on LR

I recently started seing this tube like things on my rock and i cant figure out what it is. Now i noticed it started growing on acouple corals but it does not seem to do any damage to the coral itself. Any idea what it is??

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[daaznmofo]

the coral in the last pic are cloves. they grow like weeds but they have nice color

 

[TRDfan]

If you take alook at the first picture, you will see tube like things attached onto the Live rock. That is what im reffering too. any idea what it might be??

 

[jgraz]

Do they have web like strands coming out when you feed. If so then they are vermitid snails. They are fine, though they can irritate coral at times.

 

[House of Laughter]

if they are hard, they are likely tube worms (vermitids are larger and thicker IME).

If they are soft, I believe it's a form of Algae (ogo-like)

My $.02

House

 

[TRDfan]

I havent really touched it to see if its hard or soft. I do noticed they tend to grow all around the tank and around some corals too . some of them look like pods or small miniture pineapples

 

[jgraz]

I havent really touched it to see if its hard or soft. I do noticed they tend to grow all around the tank and around some corals too . some of them look like pods or small miniture pineapples

Well this description changes things. The small pineapple looking things are pineapple sponges. Not bad, but in large number they are not exactly nice looking either.

 

[TRDfan]

Well this description changes things. The small pineapple looking things are pineapple sponges. Not bad, but in large number they are not exactly nice looking either.

anything live stock that consumes them??

 

[jgraz]

anything live stock that consumes them??

Not that I know of. You can pick them out by hand. they may also go away on their own, when nutrients come down

 

[TRDfan]

Not that I know of. You can pick them out by hand. they may also go away on their own, when nutrients come down

I hate taking apart my rock scape because i never seem to put it back the way i wanted it to be...lol :teeth:

I had a clown die on me about a month and a half ago and now a chromis died on me a week ago (both fish were nowhere to be found). could this be the cause for the sponges to grow??

 

[jgraz]

I couldn't say. I would be looking into what's picking off you fish though instead of worrying about harmless sponges.

 

[TRDfan]

I have a clean up crew, so im hoping their doing their work

 

[peteyboyny]

Vermitids