Musovski
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Not sure if this is where i should post this, but i need advice on how to get rid of these things. Is there a fish that will eat them? Do i need to starve the tank?
Vermitid Snails
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Free floating food is their main source of nourishment. I have seen people use coral snow the reduce numbers a ton. But have never seen then wiped out from it. Only time I have seen them wiped out is the take the rock out and go to town with a scraper and super glue.
Hopefully others chime on one this, as I would like to know a good way to eliminate them as well. I don't have any, but would be nice to know if I do ever end up with any.
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Musovski
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I mean i could just remove the rocks with them as they are rocks i added from coral purchases and had no clue was these things were, but i lose almost 30% of rocks.
If you can take the rocks out, scrape them off and then put superglue over whats left, Then the rocks can be put back in right after.
How many rocks is it? And how long have they been in there? Vermitids can spread somewhat quick from what I have seen, but not crazy quick like flatworms or the like.
Get them while you easily can as taking the rock out is an option it makes it a lot easier..after that if you see any pop up in your tank it's time to get medieval with a pair of pliers
I have two pairs of short and long surgical forceps for the task myself crunches them well with precision control
I have two pairs of short and long surgical forceps for the task myself crunches them well with precision control
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Musovski
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All my base rocks are those rocks because they all dont fit the look of the other rocks so i placed them on the bottom. Theyve been in here since april.
If it was me, I would scrape and glue any I could not smash to bits, then put back in the tank.
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Get them while you easily can as taking the rock out is an option it makes it a lot easier..after that if you see any pop up in your tank it's time to get medieval with a pair of pliers
I have two pairs of short and long surgical forceps for the task myself crunches them well with precision control
Those are Hemistats..... I will have to grab some, good idea
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Musovski
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ok, time to head to the dollar store and pick up one of them long things and squad them.
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You can also go buy some bumble bee snails. They are known predators for them
I added 20 or 30 bumble bee snails, I saw no reduction of the vermitid snails in my tank. Best results I had was removing the rocks and crushed them to death.
I will have to try with forceps.
I will have to try with forceps.
Get them while you easily can as taking the rock out is an option it makes it a lot easier..after that if you see any pop up in your tank it's time to get medieval with a pair of pliers
I have two pairs of short and long surgical forceps for the task myself crunches them well with precision control
