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Have a weird black thing growing off one of my gonis , just noticed it while cleaning the tank and repositioning corals .
 

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redfishbluefish

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Good chance it's a Vermetid snail. Google that and see if it looks like the one you have. They are a sessile snail that sends out sweeper tentacles that could sting close corals.
 

redfishbluefish

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I think is exactly that, but can they really sting corals?
I see sps just grow over them
Actually you are correct....they put out a mucus net to catch detritus. I mistook it for sweepers. I typically see it at night. It's one of the reasons I dose calcium carbonate (DIY Coral Snow) at night, hoping, albeit anecdotal, it clogs up their feeding and they starve.
 
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