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Vermetid snails, they release a sort of web to grab particulate matter. Not typically harmful but if they reproduce enough and are in large enough numbers their "web" can irritate some corals and reduce PE.
As for removal, put a dab of superglue on the opening and that should kill it and allow the acro to grow over top the superglue
As for removal, put a dab of superglue on the opening and that should kill it and allow the acro to grow over top the superglue
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Yes I noticed some web seems to be killing sps. But seems like an easy kill just putting glue. I cut one all the way at the base and it seemed like there was a warm inside that retracted further into the coral. Seems further down then its tube
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That is correct, its pretty hard to kill the worm by breaking his tube off, but covering the tip and making it impossible for him to feed, get fresh water and the like will quickly kill it. Depending on your tank you can get a wrasse that eats motile inverts like this HOWEVER it is not a sure thing that the wrasse will try to eat these at all AND you would need to crush his shell/tube to expose the worm to the wrasse.
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Depends on how big your tanks is. And which wrasse you want. And your other fish. And if you have sand. But like i said, they can not eat the worm if you dont break open the home they live in, and even then might not touch it, which makes it a poor fish purchase if it is only for that reason. Epoxy or superglue would be much cheaper and easier to get rid of them, especially if you have a small number. Im sure others will chime in as well but if you do a search on the forum about how to remove them you can find more information
