GaminKWB Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 EDIT: ID'd as Vermetid Snail - Much larger variant than the little guys with sharp tubes. I need a little help identifying this guy. He looks like a worm, but has small tentacles like a mini brittle-star. Seems to live in a hole with a trapdoor. Puts out long feeding tentacles and then eats them. I have a couple of youtube videos below that show him in detail. I think there is one on either side of the rock. Link to comment
Topcorals Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 is there any type of webbing at night from there? Link to comment
GaminKWB Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 is there any type of webbing at night from there? Definitely some webbing/feeding tentacles that come out, even during the day. The videos show the retracting/feeding. Link to comment
FishI Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Looks like one of these... Id get rid of it. Link to comment
rone_kevin66 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 It's cool whatever it is Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Vermetid, some hate them, usually they are fine the have. Link to comment
Steensj2004 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 http://reefbuilders.com/2012/07/23/vermetid-snail-stony-corals/ Link to comment
GaminKWB Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Vermetid, some hate them, usually they are fine the have. Definitely a larger variant (or much older) vermetid snail. I've always had the little guys with the long tubs, but they never got large enough for me to see what they actually looked like. These guys are much-much larger (tube openings are about 4mm). Thanks. Link to comment
matty0206 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 They get larger, most people just kill them or they die from lack of food. Here are 2 I had in an old tank. Aliens Link to comment
Topcorals Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 yup Verm is it lol. The web always bothered the polyps on my sps. I did not care for mine that much. Pinched them off. Link to comment
GaminKWB Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I generally trim back the little guys, as I can see them bugging some of my corals (and there are so many of them). These guys are on a rock in a corner and not really coming into contact with anyone yet - even with their size. As long as they aren't an issue, I'll leave them. Link to comment
amphipod Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 yup Verm is it lol. The web always bothered the polyps on my sps. I did not care for mine that much. Pinched them off. maybe they irritated sps because their polyps are smaller and have more difficulty removing the net, it could be possible. I generally trim back the little guys, as I can see them bugging some of my corals (and there are so many of them). These guys are on a rock in a corner and not really coming into contact with anyone yet - even with their size. As long as they aren't an issue, I'll leave them. innocent till proven guilty not guilty till proven innocent. Link to comment
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