ID this tube please.

[TWYOUNG]

I found this under a Kenya tree I removed. Can't see anything sticking out. Rock is not live, at least it wasn't when I put it in two years ago.

 

[DaJMasta]

looks like a vermetid snail to me, is the tube stiff/calcified? Do you see any antennae or a strand of mucus coming out some of the time?

The shells (tubes) can stick around long after the organism.

 

[fishguy242]

vermetid snail

 

[Reefjunkie21]

Definitely a vermetid snail. I take bone cutters to them in my tank. I cut down to the base/rock. Removing the tube doesn't do anything. The snail is deep down in the base.

 

[TWYOUNG]

Definitely a vermetid snail. I take bone cutters to them in my tank. I cut down to the base/rock. Removing the tube doesn't do anything. The snail is deep down in the base.

Can I glue the opening closed?

 

[kevgib67]

Can I glue the opening closed?

Yes, you can glue it shut.