What is this??!!??

[crownsbroyal]

Ok guys, I have 2 things that I need help identifying. First up, I have a worm like critter in a tube that came hitchhiking on a orange setosa frag I got. I don’t like it. It seems to send off a string to help it catch food. What is it and how can I get rid of it?

Second item, I have these, a lot of these in an area near a frag/rock. There are translucent. Any idea what these are? Thanks for your help!

 

[Crabs McJones]

First pictures look like a vermedit snail. The second ones could be some sort of sponge.

 

[AlexStinson]

I will second vermetid snail, the second is pretty common sponges that pop up in dark zones.

 

[crownsbroyal]

First pictures look like a vermedit snail. The second ones could be some sort of sponge.

Thanks! that snail is on a frag of mine that I would like to keep. would dipping the coral in Revive kill it off? Also, if not, any idea how to kill it without killing/ruining my coral?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks! that snail is on a frag of mine that I would like to keep. would dipping the coral in Revive kill it off? Also, if not, any idea how to kill it without killing/ruining my coral?

The best way would be to put a dab of super glue on the opening of the tube. That will starve the snail out, and then your coral will grow over the tube, or you can try scraping it off, but they generally prove difficult to get off

 

[crownsbroyal]

The best way would be to put a dab of super glue on the opening of the tube. That will starve the snail out, and then your coral will grow over the tube, or you can try scraping it off, but they generally prove difficult to get off

OK will do, Thanks so much for your help!

 

[crownsbroyal]

The best way would be to put a dab of super glue on the opening of the tube. That will starve the snail out, and then your coral will grow over the tube, or you can try scraping it off, but they generally prove difficult to get off

Can I just stick the whole container of super glue in the water and squeeze it onto the tube or is there another way of doing this? I realized the coral is attached to the rock so it will be difficult to remove out of the water.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Can I just stick the whole container of super glue in the water and squeeze it onto the tube or is there another way of doing this? I realized the coral is attached to the rock so it will be difficult to remove out of the water.

Best bet is to do it out of the water if you can

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The bottom ones are tunicates.

 

[reef lover]

Use epoxy instead of glue much more user friendly.

 

[Maggie321]

I get a 10 pack of small gel glue from harbor freight for just such an occasion!

 

[Maggie321]

Also if it is gel super glue, you can make a small bubble of it in the water then hold it in your fingers and stick it on the tube. That way, you don't have to stick the whole tube in the water. Gel works better than the thin stuff for tanks. If you get water in the bottle of glue, it's trash. Just fyi.