Weird stick growing ID if possible?
 

I have 3-4 of these weird stocks growing, one on my snail the others on frags. This one in pic was on Zoas. Very hard and doesn’t break off.

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google vermeted snails. Very annoying cretures for some corals.

I used to have hundreds. Then I temporarily housed a purple tang. Rascal ate every one of them. I rather enjoyed them while they lasted. They didn't seem to bother euphyllia coral.

I would more concerned about handling the Zoas without any sort of protection!

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/a...thid-toxin.htm

This is the first ID thread I've seen in years with excellent pictures! And there you go, an ID! Good job, Krchfam!

Thanks everyone. NEVER would have guess snail! I thought I had some cool coral growing. I will remove and I guess that’s why my Zoas have been closed.

Always learning . . .


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Careful, they can be as sharp as a razor & cut you like butter.

I use a clamp forcep to grab them and remove them from rock when I see them.

Can you slice them off at the base with a razor blade?


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You can try, but the tube is calcium based and very hard. I've tried to get them off the bottom of my tank, (BB with HDPE) and they don't move. You might be better off using fragging clippers of some sort.

Apply some super glue gel to the top of the tube.

I was to scrap off with a razor. Maybe because they were all on plugs and that surface is not as tough. But will
Get some cutters for the future as I’m sure I will see them again.

Thanks again everyone.


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You still got that Tang? I would need to borrow it for a while to clean up my systems...

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That's in most cases a futile effort. I tried it and the vermetid just created a new opening to the side of the old tube and started to make a new tube.
Breaking up their entire shell is one way to kill them but can be quite tedious. And you usually miss all the babies which then start the whole mess again...

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Huh, didn't know that. Thanks for that info!

This.

I got a nasty microbacterium infection on my fingers after being punctured by some vermetid shells I didn't see while cleaning a tank.

Kevin

my vermeted population is decreasing and I don't know why. Don't get me wrong I'm happy about it.