Tiny white dots with tentacles

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jennyg49
 
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Tiny white dots with tentacles

by jennyg49

Hello, I have tiny white dots on the glass in my salt water tank. They
have tiny tentacles- 4-5 of them. I don't think they are tube worms (I have those dots too and these are different- no spiral). Does anyone know what else this might be?


snowboss
 
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by snowboss

aipastiasia [sp] - -nusance anemone - -

or could be snail larva


jennyg49
 
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by jennyg49

interesting... I found a pic just now of them (see attched). I read they aren't an issue. thank you!!!

http://www.3reef.com/forums/attachments ... -maybe.jpg
dbc96-white spec.jpg


puffedupseagull
 
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by puffedupseagull

could be a starfish of some sort growing.


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

That my friend is a harmless hydroid jellyfish. They are a sign of a heathy system. You will see them come and go in numbers. Scientific name is a hydromedusae. Completly harmless. :)


jennyg49
 
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by jennyg49

ooh good. thank you!


jweb
 
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by jweb

I also wondered what these were. I have probably up in the thousands of them, along with all types of tiny copepods and amphipods and all kinds of critters.

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