Can you see it?

[MicroPico]

Ok cool...thats some piece of mind...

Also, they are specific to emeralds so they don't migrate elsewhere in your tank.

 

[Tahoe61]

Vermetid Snails. They are unsightly and can prevent some corals from expanding completely if that coral comes in contact with the webbing that the Vermetid produce to gather food.
Populations typically decline as a tank ages as long as you're not over feeding.

 

[ashley]

No, I would not give sponges a second thought. Removing most benign cryptic creatures is counter productive to maintaining the healthy bio-diversity of a system.

Ok

 

[ashley]

Also, they are specific to emeralds so they don't migrate elsewhere in your tank.

Thank you.

 

[ashley]

Vermetid Snails. They are unsightly and can prevent some corals from expanding completely if that coral comes in contact with the webbing that the Vermetid produce to gather food.
Populations typically decline as a tank ages as long as you're not over feeding.

Ok then I might be over feeding. I have tons...can i add any tank mates that will keep them in check?

 

[Tahoe61]

Ok then I might be over feeding. I have tons...can i add any tank mates that will keep them in check?

Unfortunately nope.
Reducing feedings and the numbers will decline over months, it does take awhile.

 

[MicroPico]

Ok what about these...i have tones of them and hate them...what will eat them? When I do water changes they spread webs.

Vermetid snails. Not good. Superglue their tubes shut. Their webs irritate corals and make a mess.

 

[ashley]

Vermetid snails. Not good. Superglue their tubes shut. Their webs irritate corals and make a mess.

I cannot do that...i would have to take out every piece of rock in my tank that that would be awful

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I wouldn't worry about the fast moving thingies. It's actually a "common" thing for copepods to be running over crabs, especially emerald crabs.

 

[ashley]

I wouldn't worry about the fast moving thingies. It's actually a "common" thing for copepods to be running over crabs, especially emerald crabs.

Thank you so much.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Here's another video! I just sent a PM to a person I was talking to on another forum who had them about a year ago, just to follow up what his experiences were in the end.

 

[ashley]

Here's another video! I just sent a PM to a person I was talking to on another forum who had them about a year ago, just to follow up what his experiences were in the end.

Awsome...yup thats the same thing that's on my crab

 

[cody2cannon]

That's what mine look like I have tons of amphipods that crawl all over my emerald, hermits and snails

 

[ashley]

That's what mine look like I have tons of amphipods that crawl all over my emerald, hermits and snails

They don't bother them right?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I wish I could throw my microscope over to you. I would shake his bootie off in a container of water and slap those puppies on a slide.

 

[cody2cannon]

They don't bother them right?

Not at all!

 

[ashley]

I wish I could throw my microscope over to you. I would shake his bootie off in a container of water and slap those puppies on a slide.

That would be cool

 

[mik]

A mix of harmless sponges.

pineapple sponge

Does anyone know what these are?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Hahaha you got a crab wash and buff those carbs are going to look shinny. Last one just looks like a feather duster.

 

[ashley]

pineapple sponge

Ok thanks...what do they do? Do they affect my tank?