mmelnick Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sorry for the brief topic title but I have no clue what these are. They appear to be hollow but there is a spider web type filimet coming out of them that reaches up almost a foot. It is the tan object in the right center of the first pic and you can see several of them in the bottom pic. Link to comment
greeneyes Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Vermetid snails edit: can't spell today They are "harmless" but there web can tick-off coral that are near by.I remove them in my tank, but that's just me. Link to comment
pattykat99 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 +1 ... i wish i didnt have them in my tank, their webs get all over the place and annoy my corals. Link to comment
greeneyes Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 +1 ... i wish i didnt have them in my tank, their webs get all over the place and annoy my corals. This is why I remove everyone that I see. I really do not like them at all. Link to comment
mmelnick Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 If I decide to remove them should I just snap them off or what? Do they crawl like a normal snail or are they embedded in the rock. It looks like they are sort of connected. Link to comment
phases Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 If I decide to remove them should I just snap them off or what? Do they crawl like a normal snail or are they embedded in the rock. It looks like they are sort of connected. Their calcerous tubes are embedded to rock. You can simply break them off but on occasion they will retreat into the rock and can return. Link to comment
mmelnick Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 And as long as I am at it. I just saw this while I was inspecting the Vermetid snails. There are 3 of these and they look like some sort of anemone. They are clear and have small black dots inside the arms. It is hard to see since they are clear. But they are dead center in the pic. middle one is about the size of a nickel and the other 2 are smaller that a penny Their calcerous tubes are embedded to rock. You can simply break them off but on occasion they will retreat into the rock and can return.I guess I'll start snaping away. Link to comment
mmelnick Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Nobody wants to take a shot at the nems huh? They don't look like aptasia because they don't have a skinny base that fans out. I would just like to know if they are dangerous to the tank or if I should let them be. Link to comment
supreme_spork Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Nobody wants to take a shot at the nems huh? They don't look like aptasia because they don't have a skinny base that fans out. I would just like to know if they are dangerous to the tank or if I should let them be. the pic isn't really clear enough to say, but they look like they could be pseudocorynactis sp. here's a pic of one that might be similar to your pics: pseudocorynactis... Link to comment
mmelnick Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think that may be what I have. It is hard to get a good clear pic due to the location in my tank. It looks like the pic in that link has a stock though. Mine doesnt, but if that is it, do I have something to be concerned about? Link to comment
supreme_spork Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I think that may be what I have. It is hard to get a good clear pic due to the location in my tank. It looks like the pic in that link has a stock though. Mine doesnt, but if that is it, do I have something to be concerned about? the pseudocorynactis i've seen don't have "stalks" like aptaisia. if they get big they can eat fish, but they're fine if they stay small -- i've had one in my tank for months that's about the size of a quarter and hasn't grown much at all. they also shouldn't reproduce like crazy so no worries on that front. Link to comment
$aint Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 the pic isn't really clear enough to say, but they look like they could be pseudocorynactis sp. here's a pic of one that might be similar to your pics: pseudocorynactis... +1... here is a link with info about them, scroll to the bottom of the page. Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 those snail... just take your tube of super glue gel (an almost empty one) and stick the spout of it in their tube and filler up... no more webs... and a slow death for all the unsightly stings... Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 And as long as I am at it. I just saw this while I was inspecting the Vermetid snails. There are 3 of these and they look like some sort of anemone. They are clear and have small black dots inside the arms. It is hard to see since they are clear. But they are dead center in the pic. middle one is about the size of a nickel and the other 2 are smaller that a penny I guess I'll start snaping away. Pseudocorynactis would have been my first guess, too. However, I almost think I see some kind of skeleton beneath them (if I'm looking at the right place in the pic), so I would also keep in mind other possibilities such as "cup coral." Some links: http://www.melevsreef.com/id/stony_polyp.html http://www.tbsaltwater.com/thepackage/id_i...pcoral_-dsp.jpg (from the scrolling window at this page:) http://www.tbsaltwater.com/thepackage/organisms.html http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?...9f8214ac#705863 http://images.google.com/images?q=Phyllang...=N&filter=0 --Diane Link to comment
mmelnick Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks c est ma, It looks just like the 2nd cup coral pics. Im sure that is what it is, so now I don't have 2 go spend $ on joes juice!!!!! Link to comment
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