What is this??

[Morgan Rodgers]

Found this on my Acan help

 

[vetteguy53081]

VERMETID SNAIL AND CAN BE AN ENEMY AS IT STEALS FOOD FROM CORAL AND IRRITATES THEM.
Either break off the entire tube at the bottom base with a needlenose pliers or place a dab of Gel super glue from the dollar store and they will starve and vanish

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

vERMETID SNAIL AND CAN BE AN ENEMY AS IT STEALS FOOD FROM CORAL AND IRRITATES THEM.

How do I remove it?

 

[vetteguy53081]

How do I remove it?

I just updated my response with that

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

VERMETID SNAIL AND CAN BE AN ENEMY AS IT STEALS FOOD FROM CORAL AND IRRITATES THEM.
Either break off the entire tube at the bottom base with a needlenose pliers or place a dab of Gel super glue from the dollar store and they will starve and vanish

So can I use coral glue to just dab the ends?

 

[vetteguy53081]

So can I use coral glue to just dab the ends?

yes although gel glue cheaper and sets quicker

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

Alright; not sure if I did it properly but I removed all the surrounding area of it and found a worm in it and removed it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Alright; not sure if I did it properly but I removed all the surrounding area of it and found a worm in it and removed it.

iF WORM IS GONE - YOU WIN !!

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

iF WORM IS GONE - YOU WIN !!

YAY! That thing was huge tho it was abt half my acan

 

[vetteguy53081]

YAY! That thing was huge tho it was abt half my acan

THEY USUALLY ARE BIG AND NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHY IT NEEDED TO GO (oops, have caps on)

 

[george7523]

is there a effective way to get rid of all of them ?

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

is there a effective way to get rid of all of them ?

I got at it with a pair of bone cutters, being careful to avoid my acan and started crunching the shell of it till I found the worm.