Thin free swimming worm at night attracted to light

[Gigaah]

at night here and there I find when i shine a light in the tank one or two very skinny rapidly wiggling/swimming worm appears. It is obviously attracted to light. by skinny I mean thicker than a hair and thinner than the thinnest angel hair pasta they make.

Any ideas? I don't have any pictures of it.

 

[mikewurtz]

Is it free swimming in open water?

If it is coming out of your live rock or sand, it might be a bristle worm.

 

[yote]

I dont know what those are called,but I see them every night in my tank.I assume they are safe since I've seen anything to suggest otherwise.

 

[Gigaah]

Its free swimming and looks like a short very fine piece of pasta. swimming/wiggling in the water column.

 

[mikewurtz]

Zombie turds??

 

[Bifferwine]

Spaghetti worm?

 

[little_fish]

I would guess nematodes

 

[dcantucson]

I have no clue. I would net them out and KILL them.

 

[yote]

Its free swimming and looks like a short very fine piece of pasta. swimming/wiggling in the water column.

Exactly.And swim kinda like wiggle tails ( redneck for skeeter larva ) :D

Spaghetti worm?

Could be I guess.

I have no clue. I would net them out and KILL them.

Their safe and my fish will eat em if they see em.

 

[Gigaah]

Any chance anyone feels a parasite treatment is in order? I've done some digging and I wonder if there is a chance its parasitic.

 

[yote]

Not from my stand point.

 

[the reef kid]

If it was parasitic, it would probably be in one of your fish by now. Don't worry about it, it most likely won't do any harm.