Help Identify

[kaighan]

I am seeing a influx of these types of creatures ...

Small tube shaped cylinders that have sand stuck to them, various lengths, with have what I would guess are sweeper tentacles that come out of them, usually 2

They are located along the edges of the glass, around the live rock...

Can anyone help me identify - are they dangerous :question:

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[yote]

Do they look kinda like the end of a Q-tip?Its hard to make an ID without pics.
But it sounds like Q-tip sponges which are harmless and actually show that your tank is doing good.

 

[reeffreak]

Sounds like Vermetid snails since you mentioned hard tube and two tentacles coming out of them.Is there a mucus thread that looks like a spider web or cob web coming out of the tube?

Can you get a pic to be sure?

 

[kaighan]

trying to figure out how to add pic

 

[kaighan]

ok pic in misc pic/title "tube worm"

 

[reeffreak]

Well,it doesn't look like a Q-tip sponge.

Thats a awful tiny pic,can you get a larger closeup?

 

[kaighan]

ok New picture - closer one Misc Pictures - called Tube Worm 2

 

[MikMcgyver]

You can link your pics staight to the post, just cut and paste the code so its on your post...

 

[reeffreak]

I'm at lost on what exactly it is.There are hundreds of species of Vermetid snails and there are some that don't throw out a mucus strain.If it is one then they are reef safe but to some people they are reef annoying.IMO,if it lives in a tube,rather snail or worm then they are reef safe.

Vermetid snail pic

 

[yote]

Are you talking about the tubes thats made out of sand?
If so,then there reef safe.I have no idea what the name of those are,but I've probably got a few hundred of em.

 

[Bifferwine]

Whatever it is, it sounds safe to me! Short of being aiptasia or majano (which are anemones), you are probably okay.