CallMeJus December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 Like the title says. Got this beautiful coral from another member on WAMAS a few weeks ago. As I do not have the space for a Quarantine tank I dipped it in Coral Rx per the instructions and put it in my tank. As I was feeding the tank I noticed two antennae looking things sticking of one of the branches, and there seems to be a tiny hole on that branch. Any ideas? Photo attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D805 December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 Maybe a Medusa worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 That’s green pocillopora. Not green birds nest. Looking very healthy!! Very happy coral grows fast. After a few years it starts dropping polyps and they pop up everywhere. I think it’s a good problem to have but that explains why it hitchhiked in. Now as the worm just frag it out if you don’t like it or cover the hole with super glue. Shouldn’t bother that coral though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefdUp December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 Looks like a vermetid snail, which are extremely common. They can irritate coral, but clearly it isn't bothering that one. If it bothers things, clip it off or superglue over it.Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl December 18, 2018 Share December 18, 2018 I've never had them adversely effect a coral but some people consider them the devil. I let 'em be but our CBB finds them tasty so they don't make it long any more LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeJus December 18, 2018 Author Share December 18, 2018 Thanks for the clarification everyone. After doing more research, I’m pretty confident it’s a vermetid snail. I’m going to go ahead and put a bead of super glue on the end of it just to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals December 19, 2018 Share December 19, 2018 The coral looks more like a poci than a birds nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k December 21, 2018 Share December 21, 2018 Vermetid snails are super beneficial. Killing it because the paranoid reefers club doesn’t approve of them seems irresponsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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