Small spikes on rock

Nanz · 01/08/2009, 07:36 AM

I have this small 1cm spikes growing out of my live rock. Its even growing on the shell of my clam. Everything seems healthy but what are these spikes? They are not soft but rather very rigid. If you can see the spots on the rock this is the spikes I'm talking about. I wish I had a better closeup.

bkvreef · 01/08/2009, 07:46 AM

That actually is a good picture.
I have exactly the same things.

I was told that they are vermetid snails.

Do you have a bunch of fairly flat small snails in your tank?
I think that they find a nice place and then become those spikes.

Do you have any tubes that are considerably bigger but also are hard and seem to spit out a web like net?

I was also told that they are no problem.

I've looked around and haven't found any natural predator and the only suggestion from people is to break the tubes off.
I don't know if this kills the snail or they just regroup and build elsewhere.

Good Luck.

rtaylors3 · 01/08/2009, 08:04 AM

Hi, the tube like thing you takled about that spit out a web...what is that? I have alway wondered!

vetdog · 01/08/2009, 08:04 AM

vermetid snails

phish guy · 01/08/2009, 11:41 AM

yep, i got tons, never bother anything.

well occasionally one of my Trachphyllia (open brain) may snag some flesh on one but nothing bad has ever happened to them.

nixon125 · 01/13/2009, 11:33 AM

have they always been in your rock or is it something new? any water changes/lack thereof lately?

tims28gnano · 01/13/2009, 07:19 PM

nanz

im being lazy! what is the pink anenome you have there? and will a clown host it? i think its nice looking!

46FiatYamaha · 01/13/2009, 07:49 PM

I have them too, one person said they had blue leg hermits that ate them, but not sure if there is any real reason to get rid of them anyway

Nanz · 01/15/2009, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tims28gnano
nanz

im being lazy! what is the pink anenome you have there? and will a clown host it? i think its nice looking!

Thats a Rose Bubble Tip Anemone. It looks pink because of the lights I run. I run 2 Procolors to make my tank look pink, hehe.

The anemone split about 4 months ago and now I have two, hehe. They are hosted by 2 GSM clowns

mikersx02 · 01/15/2009, 08:17 AM

i miss my rose bubble tip anemone.

I had it for about 4 years... split 3 times. gave one to my dad, the other two ate it in maxi-jets.

I have since modified the maxi jets by drilling holes in the intake to redirect intake in case something clogs the main... im going to replace them with koralis

01/08/2009, 07:36 AM	#1
Nanz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,389	Small spikes on rock I have this small 1cm spikes growing out of my live rock. Its even growing on the shell of my clam. Everything seems healthy but what are these spikes? They are not soft but rather very rigid. If you can see the spots on the rock this is the spikes I'm talking about. I wish I had a better closeup. __________________ S.G. = 1.025, Temp = 78.5, pH = 8.00 Ca = 550 ppm, Alk = 176 ppm (9.85 dKH), Mg = 1300 ppm NO3 = 0.97 ppm, PO4 = 0.07 ppm Nuvo 30, Razor Nano LED, Tunze ATO, Tunze 9004 skimmer, Vortec mp10,

01/08/2009, 08:04 AM	#4
vetdog Space cadet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Huntingtown, MD Posts: 1,400	vermetid snails __________________ Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. ~Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300 gallon DD reef tank, RedSea MaxE260

01/08/2009, 11:41 AM	#5
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	yep, i got tons, never bother anything. well occasionally one of my Trachphyllia (open brain) may snag some flesh on one but nothing bad has ever happened to them. __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/13/2009, 11:33 AM	#6
nixon125 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cornfields of Illinois Posts: 388	have they always been in your rock or is it something new? any water changes/lack thereof lately? __________________ You CAN'T Take it With You! Current Tank Info: 24 G Aquapod

01/08/2009, 07:46 AM	#2
bkvreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 439	That actually is a good picture. I have exactly the same things. I was told that they are vermetid snails. Do you have a bunch of fairly flat small snails in your tank? I think that they find a nice place and then become those spikes. Do you have any tubes that are considerably bigger but also are hard and seem to spit out a web like net? I was also told that they are no problem. I've looked around and haven't found any natural predator and the only suggestion from people is to break the tubes off. I don't know if this kills the snail or they just regroup and build elsewhere. Good Luck.

01/08/2009, 08:04 AM	#3
rtaylors3 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: AL Posts: 224	Hi, the tube like thing you takled about that spit out a web...what is that? I have alway wondered!

01/13/2009, 07:19 PM	#7
tims28gnano Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Jones Beach Posts: 343	nanz im being lazy! what is the pink anenome you have there? and will a clown host it? i think its nice looking!

01/13/2009, 07:49 PM	#8
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	I have them too, one person said they had blue leg hermits that ate them, but not sure if there is any real reason to get rid of them anyway

01/15/2009, 08:17 AM	#10
mikersx02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 357	i miss my rose bubble tip anemone. I had it for about 4 years... split 3 times. gave one to my dad, the other two ate it in maxi-jets. I have since modified the maxi jets by drilling holes in the intake to redirect intake in case something clogs the main... im going to replace them with koralis