Aug 30, 2021 #1 B becky46 Active Member View Badges Joined May 16, 2021 Messages 118 Reaction score 14 Location MA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Is this part of the snail or something else? It is usually expanded like a flower, but it also contracts to a small speck on the snail. Here is a pic of it open.
Is this part of the snail or something else? It is usually expanded like a flower, but it also contracts to a small speck on the snail. Here is a pic of it open.
Aug 30, 2021 #2 brmreefer Well-Known Member View Badges Joined Apr 26, 2020 Messages 660 Reaction score 974 Location Milton, FL Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like a feather duster.
Aug 30, 2021 #3 vetteguy53081 Well known Member and monster tank lover View Badges Partner Member 2024 Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 RGB Article Contributor Tampa Bay Reef Keepers West Palm Beach Reefer Hospitality Award Ocala Reef Club Member 305 Reef Club Wisco Reefers Midwest Reefer Fish Medic MAC of SW Florida Rock Pool Reef Keepers R2R Secret Santa 2023 My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Aug 11, 2013 Messages 91,854 Reaction score 202,870 Location Wisconsin - Rating - 100% 13 0 0 Its a hydroid. Capable of stinging, take shell out and place in container of tank water, Scrub off completely with a firm toothbrush
Its a hydroid. Capable of stinging, take shell out and place in container of tank water, Scrub off completely with a firm toothbrush
Aug 30, 2021 #4 lynaea75 Active Member View Badges Joined Aug 8, 2021 Messages 213 Reaction score 170 Location Florida Rating - 0% 0 0 0 +1 feather duster
Aug 30, 2021 #5 MaxTremors 2500 Club Member View Badges Reef Pumpkin Carver My Tank Thread Joined Mar 20, 2021 Messages 3,625 Reaction score 6,213 Location Boise Rating - 0% 0 0 0 99% sure it’s not a hydroid, it’s a little feather duster/fan worm. Totally harmless.