Pest on Acan Coral ID

[Bear Claw]

My Acan has had this worm-looking thing since I got it and it has just gotten bigger and bigger. It wasn't too big of a problem before, but now I think it is harming the coral. It is constantly spewing out a zooxanthelle looking slime. What is this and how can I remove it? I was guessing a large vermedit snail but I wanted to know if that is right.

 

[EgotisticObeseChihuahua]

That's a Vermented snail. Cover it with super glue or get some bumble bee snails. Make sure to do some research on your own so you can deal with this situation correctly.

 

[Reefing102]

Agreed. A large variety of vermetid. I generally recommend breaking them off but given location that doesn’t appear to be ideal. Could carefully superglue it.

 

[EgotisticObeseChihuahua]

Agreed. A large variety of vermetid. I generally recommend breaking them off but given location that doesn’t appear to be ideal. Could carefully superglue it.

Yeah, I have one just like that right under my hammers flesh which was disturbing it, so I got some pliers and broke it off. I also did a light dip in peroxide and iodine. Just for good measure.

 

[Bear Claw]

That's what I will do. I think I am going to try to break it off the coral with bonecutters, but if I can't, then I will superglue its mouth. Is the iodine necessary? I don't currently have any. Hopefully this works. Thank you!

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

@Spare time anything to add?

 

[Troylee]

That's what I will do. I think I am going to try to break it off the coral with bonecutters, but if I can't, then I will superglue its mouth. Is the iodine necessary? I don't currently have any. Hopefully this works. Thank you!

You’ll be fine without a dip.. just cut it off and call it a day

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

You’ll be fine without a dip.. just cut it off and call it a day

Dips don't kill them, make sure that you actually get it, they're a very small creature that can retract deep into its shell

 

[Bear Claw]

Dips don't kill them, make sure that you actually get it, they're a very small creature that can retract deep into its shell

Okay. I am going to cut off the entire shell in a separate container so it cannot come back. I will just go ahead and dip it

 

[Troylee]

Dips don't kill them, make sure that you actually get it, they're a very small creature that can retract deep into its shell

Correct! Somebody mentioned chopping it off and using an iodine dip to protect the acan… I’d just cut it off and be done! No dip.

 

[Bear Claw]

Correct! Somebody mentioned chopping it off and using an iodine dip to protect the acan… I’d just cut it off and be done! No dip.

Yea that's what I read. I will go ahead and dip it just because it has an aptasia I need to get off.

 

[Troylee]

Yea that's what I read. I will go ahead and dip it just because it has an aptasia I need to get off.

Dips won’t affect those either.. if possible use your bone cutter to cut away the chunk of skeleton where the aiptasia is attached or it will just come back.

 

[Bear Claw]

Dips won’t affect those either.. if possible use your bone cutter to cut away the chunk of skeleton where the aiptasia is attached or it will just come back.

Ahh okay. Did not know that. That must be how I got an invasion of them last year. Don't want that to happen again

 

[EgotisticObeseChihuahua]

That's what I will do. I think I am going to try to break it off the coral with bonecutters, but if I can't, then I will superglue its mouth. Is the iodine necessary? I don't currently have any. Hopefully this works. Thank you!

Iodine is not necessary. I just did it for extra measure.