What is this on purple monti plate frag ?

[DE FISH]

Received this frag today What is this on the frag ?

 

[Bucs20fan]

In my novice opinion it appears to be a very large vermetid snail.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Is it stationary or does it move at all?

 

[DE FISH]

Is it stationary or does it move at all?

Not a clue got the frag in the post just hours ago. Seems to have stayed put so far.

 

[DE FISH]

In my novice opinion it appears to be a very large vermetid snail.

I’m not sure I did press my finger down on it I think a Vermetid would of cut me up but still not sure. I have no idea why they have shipped a frag with a hitchhiker so obviously on it I am hoping it’s just a harmless filter feeder till others chime in

 

[Glenner’sreef]

So are you saying, it appears to be alive?

 

[JGT]

Received this frag today What is this on the frag ?

Need a pic from a couple diff angles.

 

[DE FISH]

So are you saying, it appears to be alive?

No seems to be staying put no movement or anything

 

[homer1475]

Looks to be a vermetid to me.

Can you get a couple better pics?

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Do you have any coral fragging instruments , I would just pop it off.

 

[DE FISH]

Please excuse my cyano i used red x and it caused a lot of my montis to rtn/bleach due to a masssive bacteria bloom

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[DE FISH]

Do you have any coral fragging instruments , I would just pop it off.

No just a screw driver lol montis very brittle snap very easy

 

[homer1475]

100% a vermetid. There are some that are larger then the small ones we normally see in our tanks.

I don't see anything covering the opening, so it may be dead already.

I've had a few of these on corals before. Glue over the opening and it will die on its own.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Leaning much closer to definite vermetid snail. Hard coiled shell. Just pop it off with tweezers or tongs.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Please excuse my cyano i used red x and it caused a lot of my montis to rtn/bleach due to a masssive bacteria bloom

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It looks like the monti is growing up on it. Personally, I wouldn’t worry.

 

[Bucs20fan]

Agreed, If you feel you must do something, any cyanoacrylic glue over the opening will make sure it dies.

 

[DE FISH]

Thanks family what I’ll do is wait till I feed the corals later and see if I get any life from it I will probably either way glue over it but if it’s already dead then may not need to I’m assuming the larger snails will still emit the stringy stuff when feeding ? I’m used to the small red vermetid never had one like this before

 

[DE FISH]

It looks like the monti is growing up on it. Personally, I wouldn’t worry.

Yes does appear in places to be encrusting over it

 

[homer1475]

These larger ones I have never seen them cast a mucus net. They ty;ically have small antennae that will stick out of the opening. There is usually a cap like a big tubo snail has that covers the opening.

If there is no "cap" on the tube, it is dead.

 

[Windirmere]

I have seen some ppl add a snail shell to encrusting monti plugs so they grow with a fun shape?