Need help identifying this weird red worm looking things on rock

[Jrjh0u812]

Hi. I'm looking for help identifying what these worm looking things are on my LR and have seen in sand as well. Thanks.

 

[blaxsun]

Can you circle where we're looking?

 

[JGT]

Hi. I'm looking for help identifying what these worm looking things are on my LR and have seen in sand as well. Thanks.

Looks like vermetids.

 

[Jrjh0u812]

Can you circle where we're looking?

 

[ying yang]

My thought would be vermitted snails also or at least their empty tube/shells.
Do you see mucus webs coming out off them ? Especially if feed the tank?

 

[Jrjh0u812]

Looks like vermetids.

Googling them looks exactly like what we have going on. Now to find a way to get rid of the little suckers

 

[JGT]

Needle nose pliers-break them off at the base. Or superglue over the tips so they starve.

 

[Jrjh0u812]

My thought would be vermitted snails also or at least their empty tube/shells.
Do you see mucus webs coming out off them ? Especially if feed the tank?

Yes. Have seen what looks to be mucus webs. Tank was just recently started about 3 weeks ago. Got live rock to start the tank and then added 2 fish just yesterday. Nothing else has been in there to be fed until last night.

 

[Jrjh0u812]

My guess is the store we purchased the rock from apparently threw those in for free lol. There was also a bumblebee snail hiding in the rock too that went unnotice for about a week

 

[vetteguy53081]

Vermetid worms and great that theyre out in the open as you can easily break them off at their base with a needlenose pliers or silmilar.
Other option is to place a dab of gel superglue from the dollar store ove their tube openings
Bumble snail will address them

 

[Jrjh0u812]

Vermetid worms and great that theyre out in the open as you can easily break them off at their base with a needlenose pliers or silmilar.
Other option is to place a dab of gel superglue from the dollar store ove their tube openings
Bumble snail will address them

There was one bumblebee that appeared in the tank as well after getting the rock. Guess I need more. I put 5 Astraea snails and 2 emerald crabs in yesterday as well.