Something strange on new live rock

[Olive]

Okay, so we got some new live rock yesterday.............it was fully seasoned.......it has wormy-looking grey stuff all over it..........but it doesn't move or anything as far as I know. What could it be? One of my clowns tried to eat some of it and spit it out. I am sure it wont hurt my tank or my LFS lady wouldn't have sold it.....but I am just curious.........

 

[Adrinal]

like little white squiggles?

If they are what I think they are they are indeed worms with a hard casing. They have fan like ends. I haven't found anything on the ones that I have (basically just white from what I have seen). They have even propogated in my tank though not a ton... actually they are the only other visible life form I have (shrimps n stuff when I first got the rock... but I guess they all got gobbled up.. oh and lots of corline )

I guess they are some type of fan worm.

 

[Olive]

like little white squiggles?

If they are what I think they are they are indeed worms with a hard casing. They have fan like ends. I haven't found anything on the ones that I have (basically just white from what I have seen). They have even propogated in my tank though not a ton... actually they are the only other visible life form I have (shrimps n stuff when I first got the rock... but I guess they all got gobbled up.. oh and lots of corline )

I guess they are some type of fan worm.

Well, I do have the white squiggles, and figured that they were sandworms, but these things are grey and soft like pleco poop. They are all over the new rock I just bought, were on the rock when we put it in.

 

[Adrinal]

Pleco poo. ew that doesn't sound good. No experience with that no....
my only bad experience has been getting some crab hitchhikers out.

 

[Landlocked]

That sounds like miniature feather dusters.

They are completely harmless, and will merely filter feed.

 

[Olive]

That sounds like miniature feather dusters.

They are completely harmless, and will merely filter feed.

good to know........thanks landlocked!!!!!

 

[ostrow]

can you post a pic? could be sponges as well... also beneficial.

 

[Olive]

can you post a pic? could be sponges as well... also beneficial.

My drive that reads my card is down.......it mysteriously disappeared...........I will have to re-install it............will you check back in a few days? I bet I can get a pic posted by then........