To be clear. Spaghetti worms are good. Right?

eder10986 · 02/19/2018, 08:17 PM

I posted a while ago about these evil looking fellas. We continue to have TONS of them. Now sometime finding them on the glass or LR as opposed to only sandbed. Still a good sign?

DesertReefT4r · 02/20/2018, 01:39 AM

Yep they are good to have and harmless.

nereefpat · 02/20/2018, 08:42 AM

The spaghetti works in downtown Lincoln has pretty good pasta.

HTH

eder10986 · 02/20/2018, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nereefpat

The spaghetti works in downtown Lincoln has pretty good pasta.

HTH

Didn’t even notice the title’s typo!

ReefsandGeeks · 02/20/2018, 11:13 AM

They are beneficial, But I've had huge populations before and am just not a fan of having tons of them. When I have a bunch, I've just vacuumed part of my sandbed and it takes them with it. Then I rinse the sand, removing them, and return the sand to the tank.

Doing that is completely unnecessary, and possibly bad, but if you don't want tons of them it is an option. Just don't over do it.

Indymann99 · 02/20/2018, 07:16 PM

Like most organisms in our tanks the population should be "self limiting"... if they have an abundance of food source... and no preditation they will multiply till food becomes the limiting factor...

02/19/2018, 08:17 PM	#1
eder10986 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 504	To be clear. Spaghetti worms are good. Right? I posted a while ago about these evil looking fellas. We continue to have TONS of them. Now sometime finding them on the glass or LR as opposed to only sandbed. Still a good sign?

02/20/2018, 01:39 AM	#2
DesertReefT4r Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mesa Az Posts: 771	Yep they are good to have and harmless. __________________ Tank history 29g tropical ,55g cichlid tank, 20H softy reef, 29g mixed reef, 20H brackish goby & puffer tank, 55g mixed reef, 6g Nanocube softy lps reef, 40B sps reef, 75g sps reef, 75g sps reef in bu Current Tank Info: 75g sps reef build in the works.

02/20/2018, 08:42 AM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	The spaghetti works in downtown Lincoln has pretty good pasta. HTH __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

02/20/2018, 07:16 PM	#6
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	Like most organisms in our tanks the population should be "self limiting"... if they have an abundance of food source... and no preditation they will multiply till food becomes the limiting factor... __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

02/20/2018, 11:13 AM	#5
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	They are beneficial, But I've had huge populations before and am just not a fan of having tons of them. When I have a bunch, I've just vacuumed part of my sandbed and it takes them with it. Then I rinse the sand, removing them, and return the sand to the tank. Doing that is completely unnecessary, and possibly bad, but if you don't want tons of them it is an option. Just don't over do it.