SuncrestReef Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 (edited) Today I noticed what look like some sort of tube worms growing in my lobo. Each tube has two very fine hairs sticking out. Can anyone ID what they are, and any guidance on what to do about them? Here's a photo from 2 weeks ago before the problem, with the area in question circled: Edited August 21, 2018 by SuncrestReef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 I posted this same question on Reef2Reef and got several responses saying they are probably spionid worms. Further research also pointed me to chaetopterid worms. Both are apparently harmless filter feeders. I plucked a couple of them off my coral with tweezers and they came off easily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBret Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I usually use a skewer and rub them off of corals. I just don't like the stringy trail of caught detritus they get sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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