Saltwater

[Tony300]

I have had this saltwater tank for a while now and I started to notice this white looking feather dusters growing outward of the glass of the fishtank and I was just wondering if theses are hydroids.

 

[Fishguy2727]

They are probably one of the smaller species of tubeworms/feather dusters that come in on live rock, it is good.

 

[Tony300]

They are probably one of the smaller species of tubeworms/feather dusters that come in on live rock, it is good.

Yeah but there's alot of them on the glass of my tank and that doesn't harm my fish?

 

[Fishguy2727]

No, it means there is food available for them which could be good or bad. There could be a little extra debris in the tank, or you could simply be feeding properly for filter feeders like that (which could include stirring up a little debris for them to eat, almost essential for some filter feeders). In a reef tank diversity is good. There are certain things you want to avoid, but the small feather dusters are not one of them.

 

[Tony300]

No, it means there is food available for them which could be good or bad. There could be a little extra debris in the tank, or you could simply be feeding properly for filter feeders like that (which could include stirring up a little debris for them to eat, almost essential for some filter feeders). In a reef tank diversity is good. There are certain things you want to avoid, but the small feather dusters are not one of them.

Thank you for the info because I looked it up and I got hydroids and I herd that thoughs are bad.

 

[ReefBreeder]

They could be.. can you get a picture? Are there any tiny transparent things that look like stars on the glass?

 

[Tony300]

They could be.. can you get a picture? Are there any tiny transparent things that look like stars on the glass?

How long does it take a hydroid to develope

 

[Tony300]

How long does it take a hydroid to develope

Here's my pics of the stuff

 

[mr_X]

no. they are Q-tip sponges. harmless filter feeders.

 

[Tony300]

no. they are Q-tip sponges. harmless filter feeders.

Ty