Spider web worm ?

[Vlado4x4]

Sorry don´t know the proper name !!

Most of my tank has this wrom or snail or i don´t know what is it.
Is there a fish/snail/crab or anything that would eat this ?

I honestly hate it !!!

Thanks

 

[Calappidae]

Vermetid snail, Harmless filter feeder.

 

[olemiss reb]

Harmless

Tell that to the scars on my fingers. I hate those little sharp sons of...

 

[Vlado4x4]

Nothing eats it ???

 

[Calappidae]

Tell that to the scars on my fingers. I hate those little sharp sons of...

Did the rim of the tube cut you.. ouch! :eek1:

Even worse than it sounds when factoring it's in saltwater.

Nothing eats it ???

Nope, they're harmless (in most cases ) but if they do get annoying I think you can just use tweezers or something like that..

 

[Aerosol]

You could seal the hole.

 

[Vlado4x4]

You could seal the hole.

Ehhh ? And how would you do it ?

What do you guys think about putting aiptasia-x in the holes Or any other product ??

 

[Aerosol]

Any sort of reef safe adhesive. Super glue would probably be the easiest, or you could use some epoxy. You wouldn't even have to pull your rock out, unless you can't reach them in your tank.

 

[finsurgeon]

See the other current thread. Nice job there by Pagojoe in naming an actual predator for the vermetids. A snail - Latirolagena smaragdula, not necessarily available at the LFS, and
a report there by another member that Forcipiger flavissimus ate his vermetids.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2382223
I use coral cutters/ wire cutters, but you have to make sure you get the worm body, not just cut the top off the tube. They retract pretty quickly into the base if you don't surprise them.
Kill them now, or you'll be like the person in the other thread soon!

 

[Vlado4x4]

Just bought a blue head wrasse and seeking some info on it Liveaquaria says "The Bluehead Wrasse is a carnivore whose natural diet consists of fish, crustaceans, motile invertebrates, and worms."

Is it possible, is there evidence, of blue head wrasse eating Vermetid snail ??

 

[Hexacorallia]

I doubt a blue head will eat them. as they are very well protected and only expose a 1/8 inch of the body. but that blue head will eat all your hermits and snails and shrimp! I strongly recommend that fish for semi aggressive to aggressive tanks only

 

[Vlado4x4]

Ups... Even cleaner shrimp like debelius ??? The wrasse is still juvenile and my shrimps are xxl

 

[Hexacorallia]

that worm secretes a calcium tube that it lives in just like a snail would. take a hammer, screw driver, calcium hydroxide injected inside it, ANYTHING to crush or destroy it. those are something you shouldn't be concerned with until they develop on pumps, skimmers, or equipment.

 

[Hexacorallia]

blue head wrasse from Caribbean? juv. meaning its still yellow? and YES i have collected thousands of them, some juv. but mostly adults, and they will eat ANYTHING i put in the tank. dead carcasses, hermit crabs, snails, etc. the shrimp MIGHT be ok for awhile but don't be surprised when its gone.

 

[Vlado4x4]

Yes still juvenile !!

Thanks for the advice !! Will try to take it back to the store.

Thanks