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Unread 05/26/2020, 06:27 PM   #1
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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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Unread 05/26/2020, 07:31 PM   #2
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google vermeted snails. Very annoying cretures for some corals.


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Unread 05/26/2020, 10:09 PM   #3
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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.


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Unread 05/27/2020, 03:30 AM   #4
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I would more concerned about handling the Zoas without any sort of protection!

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


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


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Unread 05/27/2020, 06:57 AM   #6
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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.

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


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


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Unread 05/27/2020, 01:23 PM   #9
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Can you slice them off at the base with a razor blade?


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Unread 05/27/2020, 01:28 PM   #10
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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.


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Unread 05/28/2020, 07:18 AM   #11
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Apply some super glue gel to the top of the tube.


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Unread 05/28/2020, 09:03 AM   #12
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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.

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Unread 05/28/2020, 12:22 PM   #13
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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.
You still got that Tang? I would need to borrow it for a while to clean up my systems...

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


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

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


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