I hate veremetid snails!

[Neo Jeo]

It’s almost Christmas and as I watch my tank enjoying my days off I see this white small string going from one side of the rock alllll the way to my frogspawn. As it gently touches, smacks , wrap around my frog spawn the frog spawn retracts. Gets upset and is sick of behind stung by this small white string. As I look around I see the same white string but coming from another area that’s smacking my clam and making it retract. Then again some where else bugging my octo spawn...

What is it you say?! veremetid snail!

I hate them... I have killed them with super glue over the past month at least 30 of them. I have used coral snow, I have slowed feeding, I got bubble bee snails, I have emeral crabs all things that might work to get rid of this nasty pest. I have smashed and gabbed and dug the black or red worm out of its hidding space that you call a veremetid snail. But yet I see more and more taking real state on my rock work. The best ones of all is when they attached behind the rocks or in areas it’s impossible to get to.

Has anyone have any success on ridding there tank of this nasty pest?!

Please help out if you can!

Merry Christmas

 

[Jr'sReef]

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[Etmanning]

I have two adult wrasses and when I crush the tubes with something they usually go in and suck out the worms. I've always had a vermetid problem but it is greatly reduced after sessions of snapping off the shells.

 

[Metcho]

Sorry but I’ve not heard of anything that’s ever eaten them. Every time I do a water change I use a 14” 1/8 hard hollow acrylic rod attached to a airline tubing to scrape and siphon theses nasty little guys out. It stinks but the only way I’ve been keeping them under control. If anyone else knows a better way I’d love to hear it.

 

[usmc2897]

I have been in the hobby for 10 years and have always had them. You will never beat them unless you start fresh with dry rock and sand. They attach to corals and equipment.

The best method I found dealing with them is a 3 watt laser. I feed the tank and look for the strings then zap them with the laser for a few seconds and hear them sizzle and pop watch them turn white within a few days.

At this point I know I will never beat them but I have been able to control them so they are not so unsightly.

Good luck and hope you find a solution!

 

[Reefpuck]

I have two adult wrasses and when I crush the tubes with something they usually go in and suck out the worms. I've always had a vermetid problem but it is greatly reduced after sessions of snapping off the shells.

What wrasses are those? Melanurus?

 

[Jr'sReef]

I have a melanarus, a yellow choris, a six line and a fairy wrasse and never seen them touch them.

 

[Neo Jeo]

I did start with dry rock and new sand. I thought they were feather dusters. They came for 1 guys tank. I do dips but it did not work. Going back I wish I knew what to look for and this would of never happens :(

 

[Ocean Lotion]

I have had them for ever. If I do not over feed they don't bother anything.

 

[LowLi]

i had a wild amount in my 90 i got them in my new 120 from the corals they havent attached to rock just coral plugs im breaking them each and everytime do not want them in the tank i rarely feed atm too as im on fallow

 

[Etmanning]

What wrasses are those? Melanurus?

Yellow coris and a leopard. Both seem really interested in the rock after I break the worms off.

 

[NefTunzReef]

It's a neverending battle that you will never win unless you reboot the tank and start all over again. I gave up months ago and just accepted the fact that they will be always part of my aquascape [emoji852]️[emoji34]

 

[reef lover]

I have a 120 without a single one....yup not one...my yellow corris has eliminated them completely...

 

[hotashes]

I have a 120 without a single one....yup not one...my yellow corris has eliminated them completely...

Is this the case with all these yellow corris?

A.

 

[tgp4274]

following :)

 

[Neo Jeo]

Well, not going to lie but not what I want to hear lol....

Seems like maybe a yellow corris wrass will eat them? But I have read that yellow corris can eat coral. So if that’s true what’s the trade off?

Can you have a beautiful successful tank with these snails in your tank?

 

[marlinmon]

Is this the case with all these yellow corris?

A.

I’ve got two yellow coris wrasses and they’ve never touched them. I’ve never read anywhere that they eat them. This is the first I’ve heard. Quite skeptical

 

[reef lover]

They dont eat corals...some inverts like feather dusters and other micro fauna ...and once mine hit maturity he was a beast! Nothing gets by him....except pyramidal snails...:(

 

[Firemanreefkeeper]

Veremetid snails are one of about 7 pests I have in my tank thus the reason for a reboot and newly implemented strick QT practices on everything. Crabs, snails, fish corals, you name it, it goes into the coral/ invert QT or fish QT.
I will say this. I get annoyed enough about once a week to get into my tank with my coral cutters and I cut the base of all the ones i can reach. Hermits and cleaner shrimp move in and take care of the rest.

 

[ubasu]

I tried bumble bee snails. I think they worked. I never actually saw one eat one. There are a few veremetids left but I had tons and now only a few. I dont see the webs any more. Could have just be the natural progression of things. I did also stop feeding the coral for a few months to cut back on floating particles for them to eat.