Twigs coming from live rocks

[thaistyle]

Are these Vermeted snails coming from my live rock? I can see tentacles extending out on some of them. There must be hundreds in my tank. What’s the best way to remove them? Any natural predators that will remove them?

 

[Arlen nemeth]

Are these Vermeted snails coming from my live rock? I can see tentacles extending out on some of them. There must be hundreds in my tank. What’s the best way to remove them? Any natural predators that will remove them?

Im not sure what they are but afish that eats pests well is a sixline wrasse

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tube worms which are filter feeders. Best defense is to prevent food from getting to them. You can break off tubes entirely or cover with gel superglue wearing gloves or your fingers will look different

 

[SamMule]

Looks like a vermetid snail infestation to me. If possible, remove the rock and crush or pick off as many as you can. Make sure you get all of it, including the base. A flat tipped screwdriver works well.

 

[01xp]

Vermited snail....

 

[thaistyle]

Ugh i was afraid of that. There's way too many to remove manually. I'm in the middle of setting up a new tank. Can I just transfer my fish to the new tank first and "starve" these vermited snail by leaving them in the old tank? I'll transfer the live rocks with corals on them after they're all dead. Is this a feasible plan? Thanks all for the inputs thus far.

 

[SamMule]

I think starving them would take months. From my experience, they are ridiculously tough

 

[KJ]

Are these Vermeted snails coming from my live rock? I can see tentacles extending out on some of them. There must be hundreds in my tank. What’s the best way to remove them? Any natural predators that will remove them?

Spionid worms harmless.