Snails? Maybe barnacles?

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These have been inside a corner in my tank for a few months. They look like baby astrea snails but I haven't seen them grow much. Could they be barnacles?
They don't move, either.
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These have been inside a corner in my tank for a few months. They look like baby astrea snails but I haven't seen them grow much. Could they be barnacles?
They don't move, either.
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Spirobid worms. Filter feeders and harmless. You can remove by scraping off if you want.
 

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