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Vermetid snail video


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While many people consider vermetid snails to be annoying pests in a reef tank, they are pretty fascinating creatures with a very effective method of catching food.  Here's a macro video of a vermetid in my tank reeling in its meal.  It's amazing how much stuff it captures from the water column.

 

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16 minutes ago, albertareef said:

Cool video but they still annoy me when they end up coating an acro with their "fishing" lines.  It is impressive just how much material they collect on those strands - you can really see it in the macro.

 

6 minutes ago, Optimusprime3605 said:

Is there a natural predator for them? Need one or two or 3, of them emoji16.png

Sent from Atlantis 🤙
 

 

I agree, they are annoying when they cover a coral.  I've had great success using superglue to seal the tube shut if they're too close to a coral.  The one in this video is in a perfect position where the current keeps the line drifting in the middle of the tank without touching any corals, so I've left this one alone.

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