baby feather dusters?

[darkprincess]

Idk how well you can see it, but there are a few on the tank walls and several on my humble bee snail. I was told they are baby FD's but also told it was calcium deposits. They are all tight white spirals. Any ideas?

 

[darkprincess]

Top right of the snail btw...

 

[darkprincess]

On the bumble

 

[orca67]

I think feather dusters usally are buried in the sand or rocks don't think that is what these are may a type of star fish just a guess.

 

[darkprincess]

They also don't move. Just grow.

 

[Mrc8858]

They are a type of featherduster called a spiraloid (something like that) worm they will begin to grow decent size but are a good filter feeder and sign of a healthy tank...I have about 2-3 thousand in my tank probably no exaggeration lol

 

[darkprincess]

Awesome! They are in my 4 month old 3g. Soooo what will become of my snail? Lol

 

[Mrc8858]

Itll just ride along til the worm dies off leaving just its shell

 

[audifusion]

I just started noticing these guys in my tank too, on the glass and all over the rocks.

 

[darkprincess]

How fast do they grow?

 

[Mrc8858]

In a couple months the ones in best conditions in my tank will go from pinhead size to eraser head size in about 3 months

 

[darkprincess]

Cool thanks