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navbc
02-27-2015, 03:40 PM
13894I bought this frag on rock about 3 week ago and it have some type of hard shell attach to it though it just some dead coral but found that something is living in it and the head just starting to poke out not sure if I should keep it or kill it

tidal_waters
02-27-2015, 03:53 PM
Looks like a vermitid snail. Not bad, but in numbers could be an eye sore with their stringy webs all over the place.

navbc
02-27-2015, 03:59 PM
It starting to make Web around the area, does it do any damage to coral as I have both sps and lps

Reef Pilot
02-27-2015, 04:00 PM
Yup, get rid of that sucker. You'll be very sorry if you don't. I made the mistake of leaving the first one I saw, and now it is all over... And no natural pest control of it,... that I know of.

navbc
02-27-2015, 04:08 PM
Thank you for the quick info, it's in the dump

straightrazorguy
02-27-2015, 05:34 PM
It's a Vermetid snail guys, not Vermillion:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/vermetid-snails-harm-coral-reefs-with-multiprong-attack

navbc
02-27-2015, 06:09 PM
Sorry auto correct gotta love technology

Snappy
02-27-2015, 10:42 PM
It starting to make Web around the area, does it do any damage to coral as I have both sps and lps

In my experience it can damage sps over time.