HashHunter Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Hi, this is my first post and my first reef tank. Its been running for 3 weeks and all is good and well. I found some interesting critter living in my rock. I've been unable to identify ot on my own but maybe some wiser person might be able to help. What I know about it's behaviour: It looks like it hides by covering itself with a stoney looking plug. It has one long feeler that seems to just sway in the water column. Not much more. Thanks for your help!😁 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Not sure what it is, but welcome! Looking forward to hearing about your setup. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 to Nano-Reef.com. Sounds like a tube worm: http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/hitchworms.html Quote Link to comment
HashHunter Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 16 hours ago, seabass said: to Nano-Reef.com. Sounds like a tube worm: http://chucksaddiction.thefishestate.net/hitchworms.html Thanks. This is very helpful. unfortunately I haven't seen it outside of it's little burrow. I tried. to lure it out but to no avail. Ill wait and see when it outgrows it's current hiding place. Quote Link to comment
Oldsalt01 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Looks like a Vermatid Snail, large version. They feed by extending a sticky thread, catching detritus, phytoplankton, and 'pods. Their threads can irritate corals and they can spread fairly easily. Some people freak when they show up in the tank, but I for one love biodiversity so I leave them alone. Quote Link to comment
thehobdenmarina Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Oldsalt01 said: Looks like a Vermatid Snail, large version. They feed by extending a sticky thread, catching detritus, phytoplankton, and 'pods. Their threads can irritate corals and they can spread fairly easily. Some people freak when they show up in the tank, but I for one love biodiversity so I leave them alone. I would say vermatid snail as well. I have a few that poke up here and there. I generally seal the ends with super glue cause they bother my sps 😅 Quote Link to comment
HashHunter Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/27/2018 at 10:59 AM, Oldsalt01 said: Looks like a Vermatid Snail, large version. They feed by extending a sticky thread, catching detritus, phytoplankton, and 'pods. Their threads can irritate corals and they can spread fairly easily. Some people freak when they show up in the tank, but I for one love biodiversity so I leave them alone. Thank you so much for answering. I'll keep my eye on it. I don't have any coral or fish in the tank so at the moment I don't think it poses a big threat. Quote Link to comment
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