Brown Stick Like things popping up everywhere

celebrity2be · 01/03/2011, 09:04 AM

All,
Can you help me? What are these brown stick like things popping up everywhere, even on my snails?

scuba guy ron · 01/03/2011, 09:08 AM

possibly vermatid snails but need a better pic to be sure.

Sitaga · 01/03/2011, 09:13 AM

Are they stationary or do they move around the tank? Try to get a better picture.

celebrity2be · 01/03/2011, 09:20 AM

They are Stationary and seem to be hardened - i looked online after Scuba Guy Ron said Vermetid Snails and it seems to me they might be Hydroid snails. That is the best pic i can get unfortunately - cell phone

thegrun · 01/03/2011, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by scuba guy ron

possibly vermatid snails but need a better pic to be sure.

+1. You can dig into their base with a pick to kill them, they generaly don't harm anything but can snag your net or sometimes irritate nearby corals.

Sugar Magnolia · 01/03/2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

+1. You can dig into their base with a pick to kill them, they generaly don't harm anything but can snag your net or sometimes irritate nearby corals.

I use a hypodermic needle and boiling water to kill them, then just break off the tube.

scuba guy ron · 01/03/2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by celebrity2be

They are Stationary and seem to be hardened - i looked online after Scuba Guy Ron said Vermetid Snails and it seems to me they might be Hydroid snails. That is the best pic i can get unfortunately - cell phone

hydroids are not snails

dublo8 · 01/04/2011, 10:14 AM

For sure vermatid snails. They suck! And they release stringy junk all over your tank. IMO they are the ugliest things in my tank. I have them on a couple snails as well as smack dab in the middle of a monti cap. I hate them with a passion.

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01/03/2011, 09:04 AM	#1
celebrity2be Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mt. Vernon, ny Posts: 50	Brown Stick Like things popping up everywhere All, Can you help me? What are these brown stick like things popping up everywhere, even on my snails?

01/03/2011, 09:08 AM	#2
scuba guy ron Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,455	possibly vermatid snails but need a better pic to be sure. __________________ Ron Current Tank Info: 6yr old 37 Gallon Column mixed reef

01/04/2011, 10:14 AM	#8
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	For sure vermatid snails. They suck! And they release stringy junk all over your tank. IMO they are the ugliest things in my tank. I have them on a couple snails as well as smack dab in the middle of a monti cap. I hate them with a passion. Sent from my overpriced phone using Tapatalk __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

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