Tiny white dots with tentacles

by **jennyg49** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:17 pm

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?

by **snowboss** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:31 pm

aipastiasia [sp] - -nusance anemone - -

or could be snail larva

by **jennyg49** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:12 pm

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

by **puffedupseagull** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:06 am

could be a starfish of some sort growing.

by **fihsboy** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:35 am

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. :)

by **jennyg49** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:38 pm

ooh good. thank you!

by **jweb** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:30 pm

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.

Tiny white dots with tentacles

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