Vermetid snails
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tdileo
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They are filter feeders so you may have some excess food. I got a coral with about 10 on it when I first started and didn't realize that they were even alive, just thought they were part of the rock it came on. Mine do reproduce but it's pretty slow, maybe 1 or 2 new ones a month. You can either superglue the opening of the tube shut or snap it off at the base and throw it out. I absolutely hate vermetids though, they are so obnoxious and ugly, especially when their webs come out
hit_the_gap
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following. i am having the same issue. i have been breaking the ends off of them during my regular cleaning, but they are everywhere.
Texas Reefer
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Do wrasses eat them?
tdileo
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If you get extremely, extremely lucky, yes. Melenarus/coris wrasses can but it is up to the individual and probably less than 50% will. My emerald crab actually will eat them if she hasn't been fed in a few days, but she only will eat like 2 at a time.
tdileo
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I assume you have a pretty big tank then. Mine is a 46 so it's controllable but would definitely suck if you have a big tank with hundreds
bsfmaximus
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Following. I have the same issue. My tank is 54g but I have hundreds of them everywhere.
AllSignsPointToFish
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I have a 125 gallon tank, and I've recently run into a lot of these pests. I've found the easiest way to control them is to simply crush the shells with a pair of forceps. You can eradicate dozens in the course of a few minutes, all without the mess of superglue. 
I use a $5 pair like this off of Amazon:
I use a $5 pair like this off of Amazon:
I normally got them in the past while the tank was still new. After about 2 years they disappeared on there own. If they become a nuisance then there's great advice posted here to trim them back. Also, make sure some aren't actually feather dusters, I've made that mistake before.
bsfmaximus
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Awesome! Great advice... I will pick myself up a pair.I have a 125 gallon tank, and I've recently run into a lot of these pests. I've found the easiest way to control them is to simply crush the shells with a pair of forceps. You can eradicate dozens in the course of a few minutes, all without the mess of superglue.
