What is this now?

Discussion in 'ID This!' started by oBEA5To, Nov 24, 2012.

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  1. oBEA5To

    oBEA5To Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Ok so after closely examining my tank and after looking at my rock i find these! It looks like a clear worm of some sort and ive already found two of them but what are they? They do not move just kind of chill out there but dont want it to be anything bad. Heres a pic of the two
     

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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Vermatid Snails.
     
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  3. affordable Aqua

    affordable Aqua 3reef Sponsor

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    +1, Vermetid snail
     
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  4. ccreviston74

    ccreviston74 Astrea Snail

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    They put off slime stringers that will irritate nearby corals. I've had to grind them off LPS skeletons with a dremel tool. The crabs and shrimp will pick away and clean up whatever is left. You'll probably never get rid of them all, but they're not that bad. Take care of the trouble ones. If you can't get out the rock, I'd imagine you could smash/crush them up with an old knife, pliers, cutters, and I bet your clean up crew will finish them off.
     
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  5. oBEA5To

    oBEA5To Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I picked some off and there real hard. There also on my candy cane coral like in the skeleton of it popping out? Are these guys bad??
     
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  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    you can also put a dab of super glue over them yo kill them off
     
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  7. packerfreak25

    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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    plus 1 for superglue
     
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  8. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !

    Yep yep.
     
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  9. oBEA5To

    oBEA5To Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I think i should have done that in the first place before trying to pick them off with tweezers, then maybe i wouldnt have snapped my candy cane :cry: does it have to be the gel kind?
     
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