Pest ID

[Roxyy]

Hey everyone,

I’m pretty new to reefing so forgive me if these are common.

My frogspawn has been dying for awhile now and today I noticed this tube which doesn’t look like any vermetid snail or feather duster tubes.

I’ve cut it off and it seems it’s been eating into the frogspawn on the dying side, just wondering if anyone knows what it is! (

The last photo is the pest from the tube)

Thanks )!

 

[tjohnson3]

Hey everyone,

I’m pretty new to reefing so forgive me if these are common.

My frogspawn has been dying for awhile now and today I noticed this tube which doesn’t look like any vermetid snail or feather duster tubes.

I’ve cut it off and it seems it’s been eating into the frogspawn on the dying side, just wondering if anyone knows what it is! (

The last photo is the pest from the tube)

Thanks )!

Looks like a vermetid… harmless, but yes, will bug your coral to the point of death if not removed

 

[Uzidaisies]

Looks like a vermetid… harmless, but yes, will bug your coral to the point of death if not removed

Sweet, sweet, harmless death.

 

[Roxyy]

Looks like a vermetid… harmless, but yes, will bug your coral to the point of death if not removed

Good to know, I wasn’t sure as the ones I I’ve seen before were just tiny red spiral tubes! Thanks

 

[kingjames_dc5]

Looks like a vermetid… harmless, but yes, will bug your coral to the point of death if not removed

I second this one.