1” swirly thing??

RebeccaB9 · Jan 21, 2020

Have no idea what this is...I didn’t add it and it seems to be growing...

Spare time · Jan 21, 2020

Vermatid worm. Kill it by crushing it. They usually come via live rock or coral. They are mostly harmless unless they cover coral with their webs. They shoot out a web to catch food and then reel it in. Mostly just annoying

sfin52 · Jan 21, 2020

It's a type of snail just can't recall the name

WVNed · Jan 21, 2020

Vermedit Snail -

Very common neutral hitchhiker. They are generally harmless, but can multiply quickly based off nutrients in the tank, and can irritate corals. Manual removal or starving them out by putting a dab of superglue on the end of the tube is best to keep their numbers in check, as well as nutrient control.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/what-is-that-a-r2r-guide-to-common-new-tank-hitchhikers.443382/

RebeccaB9 · Jan 21, 2020

Spare time said:
Vermatid worm. Kill it by crushing it. They usually come via live rock or coral. They are mostly harmless unless they cover coral with their webs. They shoot out a web to catch food and then reel it in. Mostly just annoying

omg I have to crush it in the tank?? I don’t know if I have the stomach to do that!

Spare time · Jan 21, 2020

RebeccaB9 said:
omg I have to crush it in the tank?? I don’t know if I have the stomach to do that!

Trust me the are souless creatures that just want to make it look like you sneezed in the tank haha. Other people say glue up the hole. I have an unnecessary hatred of these things. Some fish will eat them such as melanarus and coris wrasse but its not guarenteed

Snoopy 67 · Jan 21, 2020

You would be VERY lucky to have something eat them.
They are extremely sharp @ the end so just snap the tube by side pressure & remove it.

Bob Loblaw · Jan 21, 2020

The large species, as in the OP, aren't sharp finger slicers like the smaller species and tend to be not as prolific. Superglue or popping them off the rock at the base are better removal options as smashing them releases gametes, potentially exacerbating the issue.

RebeccaB9 · Jan 21, 2020

Spare time said:
Trust me the are souless creatures that just want to make it look like you sneezed in the tank haha. Other people say glue up the hole. I have an unnecessary hatred of these things. Some fish will eat them such as melanarus and coris wrasse but its not guarenteed

Oooohhhh....I have a greedy hungry Coris!! So, I just put some pliers sealed ziplock and squeeze/crush it, and my voracious coris will devour it’s remains?

Spare time · Jan 22, 2020

RebeccaB9 said:
Oooohhhh....I have a greedy hungry Coris!! So, I just put some pliers sealed ziplock and squeeze/crush it, and my voracious coris will devour it’s remains?

Maybe? Lol
At my work I'll take worms I find and throw them in tanks with wrasses