Just found this on the rocks

[powertodareefle]

Here's three different views.
It happened to be eating some algae while I took pics.
It seems like it sent out threads and snagged in this algae.

 

[DSC reef]

Vermetid worm/snail. Can release a film that can irritate corals. Plug up the hole with reef glue if need be. Also, it looks like you have pyramid snails by the pic you shared. Watch any snails or if you have clams, look for tiny white rice looking shells on the edges of your cuc snails, if you have any.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

+1 on vermetied snail

 

[jsker]

When I doubt, get it out.

 

[powertodareefle]

Here's three different views.
It happened to be eating some algae while I took pics.
It seems like it sent out threads and snagged in this algae.

Vermetid worm/snail. Can release a film that can irritate corals. Plug up the hole with reef glue if need be. Also, it looks like you have pyramid snails by the pic you shared. Watch any snails or if you have clams, look for tiny white rice looking shells on the edges of your cuc snails, if you have any.

Yes, I was just looking at it again and it's definitely fishing. And the small snails have moved, Are they bad?

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Pyramid snails are bad, they eat snails and clams. Like DSC said check all your snails. Do you have any clams in your tank?

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

For the verminted, you can put some glue on the opening to kill it. The webbing they produce can irritate corals.

 

[DeepBlueSomething]

Any other approaches / lures if there isn't an obvious hole / home?

 

[powertodareefle]

Pyramid snails are bad, they eat snails and clams. Like DSC said check all your snails. Do you have any clams in your tank?

No clams, But around 15 snails. How do you get rid of Pyramid snails? because there's no way I can pick those out.
I'm going to pull the rock and chisel those "Vermint's" out.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

No clams, But around 15 snails. How do you get rid of Pyramid snails? because there's no way I can pick those out.
I'm going to pull the rock and chisel those "Vermint's" out.

We are going through the same thing with pyramids. The only way we found that we hope will work is taking out all our snails and leaving it snail and clam free for about a year. Yes you will have to clean more without snails in the tank. But if you think about it they are going to kill your snails anyway. We tired a wrasse but no luck there.

 

[powertodareefle]

We are going through the same thing with pyramids. The only way we found that we hope will work is taking out all our snails and leaving it snail and clam free for about a year. Yes you will have to clean more without snails in the tank. But if you think about it they are going to kill your snails anyway. We tired a wrasse but no luck there.

Thanks for the Info.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

You're welcome

 

[I luv coralz]

I don’t know what it is and I don’t want to

 

[powertodareefle]

You're welcome

Couple more questions if I may? While chiseling off 4 Verm's I found Patches of pink slime and little bumpy white pods. See pics

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

The white things look like pineapple sponge. They are good filter feeders. As for the red slime, it could be a glass anenome sucked in from being out of the water. I'm not 100% on the slime. Maybe others can chime in on This.

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like sponge to me. Possibly a little cyano but that's not a real concern judging by your photo. Looks like some good biodiversity on the rock so I'd leave it be.

 

[powertodareefle]

The white things look like pineapple sponge. They are good filter feeders. As for the red slime, it could be a glass anenome sucked in from being out of the water. I'm not 100% on the slime. Maybe others can chime in on This.

They just look like pink patches on the rocks while in the water. And they looked like this before I removed them.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

I would go with either cyano or I type of sponge. @KJ @saltyfilmfolks what are your thoughts on this?

 

[KJ]

Sponge