Not sure what this is

[bluecheese]

But it’s kind of creeping me out

It’s living in a tube, and it appears to have an eye. The tube is a quarter inch in diameter. I poked at it with a turkey baster, and it retreated back into its tube.

Is it a huge vermetid snail, or something else?

 

[crazyfishmom]

But it’s kind of creeping me out

It’s living in a tube, and it appears to have an eye. The tube is a quarter inch in diameter. I poked at it with a turkey baster, and it retreated back into its tube.

Is it a huge vermatid snail, or something else.

Not sure what it is but bumping. Gives me the creeps too.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Vermited snail, remove those. You can chip their shell off outside the tank or cover them with coral glue

 

[bluecheese]

Vermited snail, remove those

I know I have some vermetid snails in the tank, but not one that big. That's why I want to double check before I go on a killing spree.

 

[resortez]

Vermetid snail/worm

Vermetid snails harm coral reefs with multiprong attack

A 2012 scientific study confirmed what many reefkeepers knew: Vermetid snails impede stony coral growth and sometimes outright kill them. A new study finds that these gastropods harm reefs in another way. They also drastically reduce algae grazing by fish.

reefs.com

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I know I have some vermetid snails in the tank, but not one that big. That's why I want to double check before I go on a killing spree.

How big?

 

[resortez]

A foxface will chew them up. You won’t see immediate results but in time, the foxface will clear all your rock of the snail/worm. That’s been my experience with the pest.

 

[bluecheese]

How big?

All the other ones are tiny spikes. But this one, the tube is at least a 1/4" in diameter.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

All the other ones are tiny spikes. But this one, the tube is at least a 1/4" in diameter.

Yep, vermited

 

[bluecheese]

So, should I start glueing the ends of the tubes closed? I tried using Coral Snow in the past, but it didn't make a dent in the snail population.