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Zacc

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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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DEL

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Looks like a tube. Is something coming out of it ?
 
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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ericrodriguez said:
I think is exactly that, but can they really sting corals?
I see sps just grow over them
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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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There is a type of snail that eats them too, I can’t remember what it is. I got some a few years ago at sea level aquarium and they for sure almost killed them all
 
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Yeah, grab a pair of coral cutters and cut the tube down low, they can annoy and kill corals over time and spread around your tank.
 
MadReefer

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Where I good reach shot lemon juice in the tube with a syringe and then placed bumble bee snails next to the tube. I still have some but not as many.
 
iTzJu

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MadReefer said:
Where I good reach shot lemon juice in the tube with a syringe and then placed bumble bee snails next to the tube. I still have some but not as many.
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bumblee snails are great. i keep them just for this purpose, wont get rid of all of them but will definitely keep them in check.
 
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