Urgent Thin, clear, and stringy?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

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  1. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    There is some thin, stringy, and clear stuff coming off what seems to be my clam mantle. MY clam looks very unhappy as it is closed about halfway. Cannot get a piccutre as it is colorless and does not clearly come out in the picture. HELP PLEASE
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  2. tattooedsoul87

    tattooedsoul87 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    mine does that too only it looks like its coming from where its foot comes out. I dont know what it is
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Look for vermitid snails. They will be coiled at the base with a tube extending up. If it is the snail then what you are seeing is its feeding web.
     
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  4. JJL

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    If this is what it is.....is it bad?
    What do I do?
    Checking now...
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    tattooedsoul87 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I just close up the hole of the vermitid snails with aquarium putty
     
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  6. JJL

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    How bad are they...If I do have them?
    Edit: Just looked at the mantle/base and I really did not see much of anything that looks alarming. I did see 3 or 4 TINY curls that almost look like a featherduster's skeleton that is MUCH thinner and smaller. Is this what your talking about?They were seriously small though....like 1/4 the size of a grain of rice
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  7. alpha_03

    alpha_03 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    be warned bristle worms can also cause clams problems, even little ones- pick the clam up and look under him (if possible- do not do this if the clam is attached) esp. at the foot area. what type of clam do you have?
     
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  8. JJL

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    Derasa clam
    How bad are vermetid snails and what are those tiny swirls I was seeing
    What could the "web" be?
    Should I do anything?
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    alpha_03 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    well then you can pick him up and have a look at it's underside, never do this with a crocea, or a maxima- they attach just like an anemone.
     
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  10. JJL

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    Ok...thanks for the help. No bristle worms, but I did see like 4 or 5 more of those curl things I mentioned a few posts ago ^^^^^^^
    What are they? To me they look like nothing at all. I just got rid of all of the "web"
    I just looked at a pic. of a vermetid snail feeding web...I think that might be the web I saw.
    Are these snails bad? If so what should I do?
     
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