wierd things creeping around my live rock! any ideas.

[Evo8]

Are those little.corals?? And are those worm.things good or bad?

 

[Evo8]

Also my coralline seems to be brownish since I got it home? I can't tell but I swear there s less purple and more brown/green

 

[aquandrew]

they are brislteworms. they aren't bad, but make sure not to touch them. the other one looks like a feather duster, does it retract into a tube? a clearer pic would help though

 

[Evo8]

they are brislteworms. they aren't bad, but make sure not to touch them. the other one looks like a feather duster, does it retract into a tube? a clearer pic would help though

Yes it retracts into a tube just went and checked..bad? Also found thia guy when I went to check..

 

[aquandrew]

Yes it retracts into a tube just went and checked..bad? Also found thia guy when I went to check..

they aren't bad at all, very cool filter feeder. the second to last picture is a copepod, those are also good

 

[Evo8]

I think I see 3 in total of the tube things..if I looked it up correctly its a tube worm?

 

[aquandrew]

tube worm, or more commonly called feather duster. I've got a bunch of mini feather dusters in my tank, they just filter out any debris that passes them in the water column.

 

[Evo8]

Do they get any size to them?

 

[aquandrew]

Do they get any size to them?

it completely depends on which kind, but without a very clear picture we won't be able to tell you. i have mini ones which stay very small, about half inch to an inch. pet stores usually sell common or Hawaiian feather dusters, both of which get a little over 6 inches.

 

[Fresh2o]

Yes it retracts into a tube just went and checked..bad? Also found thia guy when I went to check..

That is probably an amphipod

 

[Evo8]

Is that bad? How do I tell which it is?

 

[herp_mommy]

Amphipods and Copepods are both good. Most worms are not a bother unless over a foot in length.

 

[Rmckoy]

For all the pictures .
I saw feather dusters , ( tube worm )
Some kind of pod .
Bristle worm ( very good scavenger )
These are all good to have .
The pods population will grow as it matures .
Bristle worms their population will grow and die off depending on how much nutrients available . A lot of bristle worms is a sure tell sign of over feeding .
They are good to have just invade you happen to feed too much or if something dies .
They will consume it rather then it just rotting and causing a ammonia spike .
Looks nice !