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Hi Everyone, thanks in advance for the help.
I am having a hard time identifying these clear tubes coming out of my live rock I want to say vermetid snails but I can find images to compare. If they are a problem what I'd a good solution
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Bumble Bee Snails are known to eat vermited snails . (assuming that its vermited snails in the image )
 

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It looks to me like some type of sponge, especially if the tubes are clear rather than opaque.
If they are vermetid snails, it looks like they are already dead/abandoned tubes.
 
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It looks to me like some type of sponge, especially if the tubes are clear rather than opaque.
If they are vermetid snails, it looks like they are already dead/abandoned tubes.
They are pretty transparent if they are sponges how would I get rid of them
 

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If tunicates or sponge, they cause no issues (in small quanitites) and no need to get rid of them. If they really annoy you, just take rock out and scrub them off.
 

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Dead vermitid snail, it goes clear once they died
 

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A little clearer pic would be helpful as it has raised a consensus. Dont believe they are tunicates . Vermetid maybe and I myself believe tube worms.
Vermetids will emit thread like filaments in search of food. Tube worms will emit fans that look like mini feather dusters which capture food.
 
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Yep. Clearer picture will help. Also, does it have that hard spiral shape at the bottom? That is indicative of vermetid worm.
 
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Yep. Clearer picture will help. Also, does it have that hard spiral shape at the bottom? That is indicative of vermetid worm.
I cant get a clearer photo as they are pretty small, but I don't see any spiral shape it just appears to just be coming out of the live rock
 

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If soft, then sponge, do not need to remove they are good for your tank as a filter feeder. Removes a lot of DOC.

If hard, then dead vermatids shell, also no need to remove since already dead.
 

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