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06-12-2005, 04:54 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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 |  What are these web looking things?
In my tank in the last couple days I've noticed that I have stringy stuff, that's relatively short, but appears like a spider web almost. Most of it is too small or is destroyed before I get a picture, but I'll try and post one if no one knows what I'm talking about... Any thoughts anyone?
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06-12-2005, 05:35 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
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| Re: What are these web looking things?
I beleive they are sea squirts. They let out their web when you disturm the tank and make any type of debris in the water column. They let out their mucas web then reel it in to eat what they catch. YUMMY.
Jay
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06-13-2005, 06:50 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
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| Re: What are these web looking things?
I'm going to guess vermetid snails. | |
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06-14-2005, 10:56 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
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| Re: What are these web looking things?
From looking on the web, and what little photos there are, they sure sound like the vermetid snails, little coiled shell type thing on the bottom that points out and the web seems to come from there. Have had the tank up for some time now (going on a year) and have never noticed the webs before - you think I just missed them before, or is there something that's causing them to "spin" them? | |
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06-14-2005, 12:41 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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| Re: What are these web looking things?
It's quite possible that you either didn't see them before or that your tank is finally mature enough to support them or that you introduced them into the tank on a piece of rock and/or coral....or all of the above  | |
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06-14-2005, 12:42 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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| Re: What are these web looking things?
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Originally Posted by Jay I beleive they are sea squirts. | Sea squirts, like sponges, siphon the water for their food. | |
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