Pelase Help ID this thing

[tdyrkacz]

I've got these here and there on my rock work. They are about 5-8mm in length and appear to be hard. I actually broke this one off a while ago... well broke in in half.. it grew back within about 1 to 2 months. Any idea what it is?

 

[jerseypete]

I actually forget the name. It's some kinda worm. Their some what harmless. I usually go around and break them off once in a while. When you feed sometimes the long white stringy come out of it

 

[Lionfish Lair]

It's a vermetid snail.

 

[Salty1962]

It's a vermetid snail.

+1

 

[pondman]

Simple tube worm filter feeder

 

[I'm a natural blue]

It's a vermetid snail

Opps, sorry. got excited and posted on the wrong thread. :/

 

[Lionfish Lair]

No I didn't. Tiiiiiiicked.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Oh great, Blue, thanks for the edit. Now I look like I'm talking to myself here..... LOL!

 

[shollis2814]

Confirm Vermetid. I've been battling them for a while. If you only have a few, get some needle-nose pliers and crush it down at the bulb/spiral like base.

They are particulate feeders. They will send out a 'fishing line' of mucus to trap food particles and then reel them back in. If you have a lot of detritus, they can undergo a population explosion. Predators for it are hit and miss. I had an emerald crab that would eat them if I crushed a few for him. Others ignored it. Yellow coris wrasse and six-lines have been reported to eat them on a case by case basis.

They aren't a big deal if their numbers are kept under control, but if they get out of hand, they can make your tank look unsightly at feeding time and can irritate corals.

 

[I'm a natural blue]

Oh great, Blue, thanks for the edit. Now I look like I'm talking to myself here..... LOL!

Lol. Sorry! I know your talking to me

 

[tdyrkacz]

Confirm Vermetid. I've been battling them for a while. If you only have a few, get some needle-nose pliers and crush it down at the bulb/spiral like base.

They are particulate feeders. They will send out a 'fishing line' of mucus to trap food particles and then reel them back in. If you have a lot of detritus, they can undergo a population explosion. Predators for it are hit and miss. I had an emerald crab that would eat them if I crushed a few for him. Others ignored it. Yellow coris wrasse and six-lines have been reported to eat them on a case by case basis.

They aren't a big deal if their numbers are kept under control, but if they get out of hand, they can make your tank look unsightly at feeding time and can irritate corals.

I see more and more of them popping out. Not sure If I can remove all of them manually. I guess I will do some reading on them and natural ways to battle them.

Thank you.

 

[shollis2814]

Not a lot of biological controls that won't take out your corals as well. Some emerald crabs, some wrasses, but they aren't particular species, but individuals. The best luck I have had is to get nail clippers, go to town, and cut back on feeding for a while.