Help identify coral tube?

[jamesrb]

Hey everyone,

I have a coral that seems to be growing some tubes out of the rock. Can anyone help identify what this is and if I need to remove the tubes? Dip the coral? Or leave it alone?

Thanks for your help!

JB

 

[Gernader]

Looks like vermetid snails or feather dusters. If you see a string coming out of a tube, then it is a vermetid snail. To destroy it, put superglue on the opening of the tube and crush it with a tool.

 

[El_Guapo13]

+1 on vermiteds or feather dusters

 

[DeniseAndy]

vermetid snails. I can see the weblike structure they send out. Do as other person wrote. They can be a pain.

 

[Bryce M.]

From being at the end of a year and a half war against the little snails. Take my advice, get rid of them ASAP!

 

[jamesrb]

Hey everyone,

I have a coral that seems to be growing some tubes out of the rock. Can anyone help identify what this is and if I need to remove the tubes? Dip the coral? Or leave it alone?

Thanks for your help!

JB

Thanks everyone, after removing the rock there were tons of those tubes all around the rock. I tried breaking them all off and filling with super glue.
Hopefully they are all gone.
Thanks again for your suggestions!!