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[ReeferDad93]

Has anyone seen anything like this before? Can’t seem to find anything online.

 

[ReeferDad93]

Sorry if the video doesn’t work, here is a photo

 

[Slocke]

Vermetid snail? Check for a tube like structure on the back of that coral.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Look up "benthic ctenophores" and see if that's a match.

 

[ReeferDad93]

Look up "benthic ctenophores" and see if that's a match.

Looks like that’s it, thank you! Any advice on how to eradicate?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Looks like that’s it, thank you! Any advice on how to eradicate?

They have a little, flatworm-like body at the base of the strings - you may be able to suction them out with a turkey baster or similar. Beyond that, just any other manual removal methods you think may be effective.

 

[smacrophylia]

I believe I have had the same thing for about a year I hope this gets figured out!!…looks like thread thickness tentacles reaching around…came in a piece of Fiji live rock from what I can tell. I have had vermetid snails and and that’s more of a thin mucus string that sways with the flow of the water as opposed to independently reaching and feeling around…

They reached out far enough one time that I tried to grab with tweezers…they retracted too quickly to grab…

Doesn’t seem to sting anything but the constant “feeling around” rubbed a colony of magicians almost to death before I moved them.

U could close off the access point with some puddy or glue and hope it doesn’t find another way out.

If vermetid snails…I got lucky with a very productive yellow Coris wrasse but from what I understand that is a very hit or miss solution. Good luck

 

[ReeferDad93]

Manual removal did the trick. It was on the flesh so I gently took some tweezers and a paper towel and removed it

 

[ReeferDad93]

They have a little, flatworm-like body at the base of the strings - you may be able to suction them out with a turkey baster or similar. Beyond that, just any other manual removal methods you think may be effective.

Got it done. Found the body on the flesh of a coral. Used tweezers and a paper towel to dab it off. Thank you!