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Old 12/16/2006, 11:47 AM
ssbreef ssbreef is offline
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Check out this bad boy

His shell has a diameter of about 1 1/2 inch.
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Old 12/16/2006, 01:13 PM
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I admit ignorance. I'm not sure what I'm looking at.
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Old 12/16/2006, 05:35 PM
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A vermetid snail.
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Old 12/16/2006, 05:41 PM
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keen eye young jedi.
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Old 12/16/2006, 10:26 PM
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Over an inch? Thats a huge vermetid! I've got a few, but the largest is only about 1/4 inch diameter.
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Old 12/16/2006, 10:28 PM
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Don't you guys find those as a nuisance. Their slime can really stress their neighbors out. I always epoxy them over.
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Old 12/16/2006, 10:33 PM
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I havent noticed any adverse affects from the webs yet. They do a good job removing particulate matter from the water.
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Old 12/17/2006, 09:21 AM
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Yeah, I smush them. Most of mine have been fairly small ones, but they're like little needles when I'm working in the tank. Not to mention there were some gunking up my corals and making them unhappy.
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Old 12/17/2006, 09:38 AM
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ssbreef- some interesting stuff there. Could you poost a whole tank shot?

*most reef tanks dont allow for algae like I see in that pic. Very natural.
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Old 12/17/2006, 10:32 AM
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Nice Pic
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Old 12/17/2006, 11:29 AM
graveyardworm graveyardworm is offline
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Yeah, I smush them. Most of mine have been fairly small ones, but they're like little needles when I'm working in the tank. Not to mention there were some gunking up my corals and making them unhappy.
Yeah the little red ones can be a pain literally.
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Old 12/26/2006, 10:03 PM
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Does anything eat these? I have them everywhere in the tank. Very small, but they are causing my red zoas to close up. I thought they were neat when I had one. Now I prefer them out.

Any ideas on the ideal predator?
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Old 12/26/2006, 10:10 PM
OldmillXxX OldmillXxX is offline
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I just read that perhaps a copperband butterfly might...Good or bad to include with various zoas, a few hairy shrooms, and a haddoni hosting two false percs. Other fish include small damsels and small yellow watchman. Oh yeah, and one serpent star.

What do you think? I really want to get rid of these things!
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Old 12/26/2006, 10:21 PM
Gary Majchrzak Gary Majchrzak is offline
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IME CBB's don't eat Vermitids and one might actually increase the number of Vermitids by attacking their competition (ie: featherduster worms, sandbed worms, Aiptasia, etc.).
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