Anything I should remove on this live rock?

[OfficeReefer]

I wouldn't mind bristle worms, but these guys seem super sharp and like a total pain to remove. No point in risking it over a small piece of rock, for me at least.

I think you found your answer!

 

[Kiboshed]

This thread was a huge help to me. Found a lot of life crawling all over it. Really liked the best little bristle worms, bit there was also Vermedit Snails covering every piece of love rock in that one tank.

Definitely made me pass on the rock after reading this thread.

Little bit? Ok manageable and adds biodiversity. Covering everything? No freaking way.

 

[sixty_reefer]

That was a interesting read, I just find that if someone is looking for biodiversity you may need to accept that you will encounter many different life forms that are part of a larger ecosystem, if someone isn’t ready to accept that maybe Live rock and wild corals should be taken out the equation. The vermitid snail is probably one of the easiest to deal with and it’s only a issue for people that broadcast feed zooplankton and other small foods. There is also a variety of predators that can be added in aquaria to keep they’re numbers under control. If someone wishes to go far in the hobby it needs to learn how to deal with simple things like this, they will eventually find a way in.