Unhappy Hammer, just spotted these, help?

[Pastronomer]

Went away on work for a few days, came back to find these on my hammer skeleton. The hammer has never been that "happy", poor polyp extension, could this be the cause?

A bit of reading says they might be vermintide snails, but I've managed to get by in this hobby with my only pest being aptasia, so this is a new one for me.

Help appreciated

 

[Spare time]

Crush it and destroy it with vengeance and furious anger. Anytime you see them, crush them like your the enemies they are. Rain hell upon them to where they tell all other vermetid to fear you.

 

[Spare time]

In other words yeah it looks like vermatid. I just take bone cutters or similar and crush them up. They can get out of control so its a good idea to deal with them as much as you can. Avoid feeding particulate foods as they may thrive on them.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Yep, that's why its unhappy. Vermited snails. Either smother them in coral glue or chip them off/crush them. You don't want those in your tank.

 

[Spare time]

Yep, that's why its unhappy. Vermited snails. Either smother them in coral glue or chip them off/crush them. You don't want those in your tank.

Lol I used to hunt them down at an lfs I worked at because I harbor a deep hatred of them haha

 

[sixline]

Yes, Vermited snails.

Crush with pliers or fill the hole with reef epoxy. If you go the crushing route, be very careful - the skelton base on hammer corals is quite fragile. You also have to really make sure you crush the whole thing. They'll sense you coming and retreat deep into the tube.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Lol I used to hunt them down at an lfs I worked at because I harbor a deep hatred of them haha

Same with me and sea spiders... none shall make it out alive

 

[Spare time]

Same with me and sea spiders... none shall make it out alive

I see a vermetid and say to myself "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"

 

[Pastronomer]

Ah I was hoping you'd all be telling me I had an easy fix coming up. I'll get the pliers out tonight.

How about pliers and then cover with some reef epoxy for extra burying it alive.

I've been feeding reef roids recently, I'm guessing that's what they've thrived on. Would AB+ be encouraging them?

 

[Spare time]

Ah I was hoping you'd all be telling me I had an easy fix coming up. I'll get the pliers out tonight.

How about pliers and then cover with some reef epoxy for extra burying it alive.

I've been feeding reef roids recently, I'm guessing that's what they've thrived on. Would AB+ be encouraging them?

They might be able to use reef energy but I am not entirely sure. They use their webbing to pull in particulate foods like reef roids so I am not entirely sure. I wouldn't think so but never underestimate your enemy lol

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I see a vermetid and say to myself "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"

Sometimes my LFS will let me hunt down fireworms in their invert tank (with tongs ofc) also have a burning hatred for those

 

[Spare time]

Sometimes my LFS will let me hunt down fireworms in their invert tank (with tongs ofc) also have a burning hatred for those

I saw someone bring in a 2ft fireworm once. Maybe it was 1.5ft but still it was MASSIVE. He was also a thicc boi.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

N

Ah I was hoping you'd all be telling me I had an easy fix coming up. I'll get the pliers out tonight.

How about pliers and then cover with some reef epoxy for extra burying it alive.

I've been feeding reef roids recently, I'm guessing that's what they've thrived on. Would AB+ be encouraging them?

My favorite method of execution is coral glue. I'd take the frag out and bury that b@stard in a in a mound of glue. Should take care of it

 

[Spare time]

N

My favorite method of execution is coral glue. I'd take the frag out and bury that b@stard in a in a mound of glue. Should take care of it

I feel like the glue isn't as satisfying to my primal need to crush lol

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I saw someone bring in a 2ft fireworm once. Maybe it was 1.5ft but still it was MASSIVE. He was also a thicc boi.

I used to be OK with them until I learned that they WILL eat SPS. Now it's a kill-on-sight order from me lol

 

[sixline]

To be honest, I'd just put a blob of reef epoxy in the hole. Wait about a week, and then remove it since it's ugly.