Does any one know?

ashley · Dec 19, 2016

Hello everyone. Before hand i just want to say thank you. So i have a 30 gal tank and i have a lot of these little things that look like little tudes. Any idea what they are and how to get rid of them?

Maritimer · Dec 19, 2016

They look like vermetid snails to me. Some folks will snap them off and/or epoxy over them - which seems a tad extreme to me . . .

~Bruce

Tori · Dec 19, 2016

Maritimer said:
They look like vermetid snails to me. Some folks will snap them off and/or epoxy over them - which seems a tad extreme to me . . .

~Bruce

This

502 · Dec 19, 2016

meir · Dec 20, 2016

U also have aptasia

meir · Dec 20, 2016

Look at the last pic in the middle

Tori · Dec 20, 2016

meir said:
Look at the last pic in the middle

Definitely worthwhile to super glue over that before it spreads.

meir · Dec 20, 2016

Tori said:
Definitely worthwhile to super glue over that before it spreads.

Personally I take the rock out use a toothbrush to scrub it out, it usually does the trick

Tori · Dec 20, 2016

meir said:
Personally I take the rock out use a toothbrush to scrub it out, it usually does the trick

When I can get the rock out, or in my case powerhead. I also use fire just to be sure. Maybe overkill but I'm ok with that.

meir · Dec 20, 2016

Tori said:
When I can get the rock out, or in my case powerhead. I also use fire just to be sure. Maybe overkill but I'm ok with that.

Personally I like to go with a heavy duty flamethrower but that's just me[emoji6]

meir · Dec 20, 2016

U know military grade machine guns, metal eating acid, grenades, I mean anything to kill aptasia before it has a chance, come on it's aptasia, gotta go all out to keep this out the DT [emoji23][emoji23]

ashley · Dec 26, 2016

Ok ya i am good on the aptasia. Whats causing those vermitide snails to keep multiplying? I try to get them out but some just keep coming back.

Maritimer · Dec 26, 2016

Vermetids feed on particles floating in the water, casting a slimy mucus "net" to trap things and reel them in. If you feed your fish, you're feeding the vermetids at the same time, I'm afraid . . . They're just _going_ to be there, and multiplying the best they can. (They usually do a pretty good job of that . . . )

~Bruce