Burrowing worm removal

my2rotties · #1 05-20-2009, 01:09 AM

We removed the worms, I cannot get a decent picture with the iPhone. I do not have any other camera. You can see holes tunneling right through the coral. At the top of it was a little worm that almost looked like it had a crab claw type mouth. It was pretty small, and the tunnels are about 2mm across.

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Never, ever heard of burrowing worms. got pics?

JDigital · #2 05-20-2009, 01:20 AM

Sounds like Vermatid Snails.... sorta.

http://www.reefs.org/library/aquariu...97/0897_8.html

my2rotties · #3 05-20-2009, 02:00 AM

The one worm thing we removed was about an inch or so long, with a black body which fell apart when we tried t pick it out. I cannot say for sure if this was a vermatid snail or not. Like you said, it sounds like one... sort of.

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Originally Posted by JDigital

Sounds like Vermatid Snails.... sorta.

http://www.reefs.org/library/aquariu...97/0897_8.html