akambience Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Please identify. I have a bunch of these guys and they keep spitting out a sticky silk like substance that looks like a cross between a spiderweb and silk. They are sessile and are solidly attached to LR. Estimated size: <1" (scratch) more pictures available upon request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Idk. Looks like a bid tube worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Just some feather dusters. Good filter feeders Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 http://www.melevsreef.com/id/vermetid.html Vermetid snail. They can get annoying to you and your coral if you get to many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedude657 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Ive got a bunch of these little buggers. They make a huge mess and its hard to get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Here is a good pic I took of one of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Yep its a vermetid. I usually just pull them off with plyers and toss them. They send out annoying strands of mucis which they use to catch debree and food. then they pull the mucis net in and consume the food. They are actually decent cleaners the only thing is that they mucis net tends to irritate corals a bit if they are close to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 kill it now! I have about a thousand in my tank now and every time I kill a bunch I see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akambience Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 I knew you guys would know. Perfect ID. Thank you all. Yeah, they are a mess and the nearby corals are about to go on strike. The glue is a good idea, some are attach to the lower levels of rock and it would be a pain to take out said rock, and i'm not keen on putting my pliers into my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 You can get pliers and cutters made for going in the tank, they are very handy. Another thing you can do is put a dab of superglue gel over the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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