Vermited snails - I cannot stand them

Biff0rz · Aug 6, 2023

Is there ANYTHING I can do to get rid of these things? I cannot stand them anymore. I have taken rocks out and scraped them, glued their pipes, added tons of bumble bee snails.... they keep. coming. back.

I'm ready to go nuclear on them - what are my options? Is a full tank tear-down the only way? I've also heard that can be hit or miss... Is there anything that eats them in the wild? If not, then why aren't they all over reefs in the ocean? Something has to want to take care of them..

dwest · Aug 6, 2023

I feel your pain

AZReef13 · Aug 6, 2023

Search R2R. I found another Member posted this, however a seagrass wrasse will eat Vermetid snails, and any other invertebrate you have.

fodsod · Aug 6, 2023

Just spent 4 hours today working on my 90g. At least an hour of it was getting rid of as many of those pests as possible. They turn up everywhere. Biggest PITA I have in that tank at the moment.

billyocean · Aug 6, 2023

Using the diy coral snow has dwindled their numbers so small I can barely find one anymore.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
Is there ANYTHING I can do to get rid of these things? I cannot stand them anymore. I have taken rocks out and scraped them, glued their pipes, added tons of bumble bee snails.... they keep. coming. back.

I'm ready to go nuclear on them - what are my options? Is a full tank tear-down the only way? I've also heard that can be hit or miss... Is there anything that eats them in the wild? If not, then why aren't they all over reefs in the ocean? Something has to want to take care of them..

My recourse has been to break them off at base with pliers as I can reach them. For those I cannot reach, I have obtained bumblee snails. At first (about 4 months ago felt they were being lazy and not helping much but a few weeks ago realized, most of those things are gone and I see no webbing as I did before)

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cabinet pumper123 · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
Is there ANYTHING I can do to get rid of these things? I cannot stand them anymore. I have taken rocks out and scraped them, glued their pipes, added tons of bumble bee snails.... they keep. coming. back.

I'm ready to go nuclear on them - what are my options? Is a full tank tear-down the only way? I've also heard that can be hit or miss... Is there anything that eats them in the wild? If not, then why aren't they all over reefs in the ocean? Something has to want to take care of them..

vermited snail? how did they just go there?

Biff0rz · Aug 6, 2023

billyocean said:
Using the diy coral snow has dwindled their numbers so small I can barely find one anymore.

This hasnt worked for me, going to call this one debunked.

Biff0rz · Aug 6, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
My recourse has been to break them off at base with pliers as I can reach them. For those I cannot reach, I have obtained bumblee snails. At first (about 4 months ago felt they were being lazy and not helping much but a few weeks ago realized, most of those things are gone and I see no webbing as I did before)

I have thousands... maybe 10's of thousands

billyocean · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
This hasnt worked for me, going to call this one debunked.

10/4...worked for me. Get everything stirred up and those webs out and dose the snow.

exnisstech · Aug 6, 2023

Bumble bee snails work for me but only in a small tank. I had a ton on my 180g a couple of times through the years. They tend to just start going away after a while. It seems to help if you ignore them and pretend they aren't there

vetteguy53081 · Aug 6, 2023

exnisstech said:
Bumble bee snails work for me but only in a small tank. I had a ton on my 180g a couple of times through the years. They tend to just start going away after a while. It seems to help if you ignore them and pretend they aren't there

This is in my 400g and I KNOW I got lucky- didnt expect it. Now suddenly I have asterina stars and Havent had them last 2 years and now pull at least 6-8 per day. Cant add Harlequin shrimp due to harlequin tusk but know I am reducing them surely but slowly

radfly · Aug 6, 2023

I have used the coral snow with a drop of KZ bac for 10 days, really clear water and wiped out cyano, but no effect on vermiteds yet.

Biff0rz · Aug 6, 2023

billyocean said:
10/4...worked for me. Get everything stirred up and those webs out and dose the snow.

I do this exactly, get the tank dirty and dose the snow. I see it all being pulled out in the skimmer, but the snails keep coming back, more and more. Sigh.

Biff0rz · Aug 6, 2023

exnisstech said:
Bumble bee snails work for me but only in a small tank. I had a ton on my 180g a couple of times through the years. They tend to just start going away after a while. It seems to help if you ignore them and pretend they aren't there

I wish I could ignore them, they keep irritating some sps I have. I'm at war now.

billyocean · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
I do this exactly, get the tank dirty and dose the snow. I see it all being pulled out in the skimmer, but the snails keep coming back, more and more. Sigh.

Yeesh

billyocean · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
I wish I could ignore them, they keep irritating some sps I have. I'm at war now.

There's different species as well so maybe that's a difference. Mine never bothered anything but me but I hear some do

ReefAqua · Aug 6, 2023

Biff0rz said:
Is there ANYTHING I can do to get rid of these things? I cannot stand them anymore. I have taken rocks out and scraped them, glued their pipes, added tons of bumble bee snails.... they keep. coming. back.

I'm ready to go nuclear on them - what are my options? Is a full tank tear-down the only way? I've also heard that can be hit or miss... Is there anything that eats them in the wild? If not, then why aren't they all over reefs in the ocean? Something has to want to take care of them..

I’ll recommend manually removing them with nets, but if u can’t, you can use chemicals to permanently remove them

exnisstech · Aug 6, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Now suddenly I have asterina stars and Havent had them last 2 years and now pull at least 6-8 per day

Interesting. I have an abundance of asterina now and few if any vermatids. My asterina are in the hundred tho. They do a good job of only getting on the front glass at night. I though about a harlequin shrimp but am not sure if my six line would kill it