Vermited snails?
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Yep - harmless. They don't kill corals. They are just another filter feeder.
In rare cases they can irritate a coral (but highly unlikely).
Like any other living sessile thing a coral will grow around them or they will grow in a dead spot in a coral... (and then get blamed). If they grow in a branching corals lower skeleton, then sure they can create an odd branch around them or weak spot, etc.
They don't bother me in the slightest, other people panic at their sight.
In rare cases they can irritate a coral (but highly unlikely).
Like any other living sessile thing a coral will grow around them or they will grow in a dead spot in a coral... (and then get blamed). If they grow in a branching corals lower skeleton, then sure they can create an odd branch around them or weak spot, etc.
They don't bother me in the slightest, other people panic at their sight.
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