something living at the tip of my

lifesworksataol

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there seems to be something living at the tip of my green digi. i would post pics but it wont show up cause its so far from the glass. any ideas? its almost like a barnacle. also there is a web over the top of the coral. dont know if it is connected.
 
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Conclusion:

In many reef tanks, some of the most abundant animals are these small snails that often appear to be calcareous tube worms. The larger species are rather rare in aquaria, but the abundance of the larger vermetids on some Indo-Pacific reef flats is truly striking, and gives an indication of the amount of the appropriate detrital or particulate food available. Similarly well-adapted for reef aquarium life, the smaller species are sometimes prolific to the point of being nuisances. However, in most tanks, they simply remain an example of a small, but highly successful, component of reef biodiversity.

hmm i guess ill get rid of it. i dont think that slime is doing my digi any good at all.
thanks alot for the link!
 
Joe's Juice will sometimes work on just one or two. If you have a bad problem, the only other thing I know of is a Raccoon Butterfly. They are very prolific eaters of Mojanos, and can mow down a fairly large amount in less than a week, but they can also nip at soft corals and may nip clams. If it's possible to move your corals to a different tank, or cover them with strawberry containers so they are protected, you might want to give that a try and then remove him once he cleans them all up. Mojanos are very tough to get rid of once they're established in your tank. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news:(
 
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also i have the pics on my space /lifesworks
easier to post them up there.

Your profile is private, so we cant see them.
 
I have a ton of vermetids in my tank. You should kill it quick if you only have the one. While they don't directly harm much, they can get to be a problem in numbers. Mine like to grow around the edge of my LPS. Thier little tubes are an irritant to the LPS corals, and will keep them from extending out properly. They can spread really fast, so don't wait. If you want to see if there are more, just use a turkey baster and stir some detris around. When there is any detris floating in the water column, they will put out a stringy web to catch it.
 
show your kalk some more love for pete sakes:lol: turn the pumps off for awhile and mix heavy and bam there gone. ask george he had hundreds of them and kalk did the trick.
 
thanks joe! that is awesome to hear. i was wondering. i keep squirting and its good to know that someone took them out with it. i killed all the bad stuff and then some spurted up. no biggie they will all be killed in the end! better be before i move to the big tank :-P
 
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