Whats this clear stringy thing

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  1. greeny122229

    greeny122229 Bristle Worm

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    hi guys,

    Have loads of these coming out of 1 rock - there up to 2" lonk have a kinda round bit on the end, and the string it has loads of tiny tendrils coming off it

    apologies about the pic - best i could get - its sooooooooooooo thin
    http://www.mgsc.co.uk/images/weird.jpg
     
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  2. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    Speghetti worm?
     
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  3. greeny122229

    greeny122229 Bristle Worm

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    having looked at some pics of these on google i'd say not - as theres only 1 coming out of one place they are scattered all over the rock coming out from different places, they are kinda translcuent - have a round tip and have lil tendrils /spikes coming of the stringy bit, thanks for the resonse though
     
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  4. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    If it periodically retracts into the rock, I would say you have a benthic ctenophore (comb jelly).
     
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  5. greeny122229

    greeny122229 Bristle Worm

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    yeah it does retractnow and then, so are they good or bad? andif bad how do i get rid of them?
     
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  6. nanoreefer555

    nanoreefer555 Fire Shrimp

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    It could also be a digitated hydroid (bad)
     
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  7. GeejEx

    GeejEx Skunk Shrimp

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    My first thought was that if it is green and appears segmented and sessile (doesn't move at all), maybe curly, it could be a macroalgea
     
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  8. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    I would have to say digitate hydroids. I had em and tore my tank down due to them. Can you get a pic to confirm.
     
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  9. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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  10. GeejEx

    GeejEx Skunk Shrimp

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    Wow, awesome link! Now I know I have Spionid worms. Ok, that sounds nasty, but still... I was wondering what those were!
     
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