[teriyakithunder]

well i don't have a pic, but i have a lot of white string like things floating around in my tank no bigger that half an inch. i have no idea what it is or what could cause this. i'll try and get a pic of this up soon but if anyone knows what this is and can help me out that would be awesome. other than fish, hermit crabs, live rock i have chaeto and caulerpa.

[demonsquirt]

Sounds like a vermetid snail , Look here..

Chuck's Addiction

[IceMan]

a better site to see them is here.

Vermetid Snail Identification

you won't have dig around for it

[demonsquirt]

Sorry , but how is this site better. Gives no further information. Save the link i left , it has alot of usefull info. Cant hurt.

Originally Posted by IceMan

a better site to see them is here.

Vermetid Snail Identification

you won't have dig around for it

[IceMan]

sry, it just struck me as a crappy site. and he wanted to identify them so why not go straight to it? and if he wants info on them try googleing and get it from a reputable site like wetwebmedia...

[IceMan]

i never even saw anything about vemetid snails on it, no search... then i didn't wanna dig around for an hour looking for a lil tube snail...

[demonsquirt]

Hmm thats not what i wanted to leave.

Chuck's Addiction

[demonsquirt]

I was giving direct link but it re directed. Goto site info then hitch hickers then snails.Its about 1/4 the way down.

[IceMan]

it came out the same way again, exact link as before...

you done broke the internet! shame on you!

[IceMan]

yup i see it there...

[teriyakithunder]

ok heres a pic of some of that stuff stuck on my filter

[IceMan]

ok that doesn't look like vermetid snail...

vermetid snail are a tube snail, that image is a lil rough can you get a closer clearer shot? i know it can be tough to sometimes...

[teriyakithunder]

so far thats the best shot i could get. i think most of it has been filtered out and the other strings are just too small to get a clear pic of.

[geekdafied]

It could just be some kind of fibers.

[teriyakithunder]

where would it come from?

[IceMan]

filter media?

[demonsquirt]

Wow on my computer it looks like a powerhead. I think i need a retune.


It could be anything from foreign debris to media to snail boggers.
Im sure you have and will see the snails.There hard and curly and there web like stuf will hang out.They are fishing for food.
There are a few ID sites out there. Just goto google and type in " reef tank hitch hikers. There will be sites and you can goto images for pics. Im sure YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. has vids of some.
Im not saying beleive everything you see or read. Take everything with a grain of salt and ask 3 or 4 sources so you can then make a more educated decision.GL..

[teriyakithunder]

for those of you guys that did a little research to try and help me out i appreciate it. i feel retarted saying that i have come to find out that the white string like things in my tank are my sailfin tangs poop. i noticed it yesterday when i was feeding the fish that he took a huge crap and it was stringy and messy.

[IceMan]

lol... atleast you id'd it!

[charlesr1958]

Sounds more like a Terebellidae worm (spaghetti worm). Please see this section of my hitch hiker pages for more details. It will be towards the bottom of the page.

Worm Hitch Hikers

Chuck

[charlesr1958]

On second thought...nevermind. Sorry, did not catch the recent post on it being fish dookie...lol

Chuck

[charlesr1958]

Originally Posted by IceMan

sry, it just struck me as a crappy site. and he wanted to identify them so why not go straight to it? and if he wants info on them try googleing and get it from a reputable site like wetwebmedia...

Crappy? How so? What did you not like about it? Just looking for feedback.

Chuck