Pink thing on rocks, w/pics!! What is it?

fishyfun2

fishyfun2

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This has been on my rock for about 3 or 4 weeks. There are about 4 of them throughout my tank. Each one has a tiny thread-like thing hanging off the end of it. They are very small, about 1/16th of an inch. Any ideas?

 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Looks like a vermetid snail to me. When ever I find one in my tank I put a ball of super glue on the hole to kill him. They can repopulate quick and make a mess in a tank.
 
petjunkie

petjunkie

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x2 on vermatid, they are harmless filter feeders, it will throw out clear string to catch food in the water which can be annoying.
 
jackri

jackri

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Do they kind of coil and not move? I always thought these were little tube worms as they never moved... gotta google this now.
 
geoj

geoj

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They have a snail stage and like the other post you will need to remove some at times.
 
jackri

jackri

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Wow learned something new today... just thought they were stationary little tube worms as I have a zillion baby feather dusters everywhere else I just grouped them in with them.
I like above they are harmless filter feeders except for cutting your hand should you run into them rearranging or cleaning.
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Like stated above. If you get too many in your tank they can cover everything in a web. That is why when I find them I get rid of them.
 
fishyfun2

fishyfun2

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Originally Posted by jpa0741
http:///forum/post/2964521
Looks like a vermetid snail to me. When ever I find one in my tank I put a ball of super glue on the hole to kill him. They can repopulate quick and make a mess in a tank.
Just regular super glue? Like from the hardware store?
 
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