foreign polyps/featherdusters in sps

Charlie97L · 09-23-2006, 11:18 AM

i have a brown (turning teal)) stag that has a few of what look like featherdusters or polyps on it that are white, and don't belong. they open and close pretty rapidly, getting food out of the water column.

one guy i talked to suggested they might be snails that are harmless?

at first glance, they looked to be IN polyp cavities of the coral, but i think they are extra bumps.

any ideas?

cheeks69 · 09-23-2006, 11:33 AM

Those are probably vermetid snails...had one living on my acropora humilis.

Charlie97L · 09-23-2006, 11:37 AM

are they bad or good? or neutral?

Charlie97L · 09-23-2006, 11:45 AM

got some pics

closed = 1, open = 2... cycles about every second.

cheeks69 · 09-23-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie97L

are they bad or good? or neutral?

Vermitid snails are filter feeders and are generally good but the mucous they use to trap food particles I believe wasn't good for my Humilis. From the photos you posted they appear to be fan worms not vermitid snails IMHO.

Charlie97L · 09-23-2006, 01:45 PM

ok so those fan worms are ok

thanks cheeks, you da man.

09-23-2006, 11:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	foreign polyps/featherdusters in sps i have a brown (turning teal)) stag that has a few of what look like featherdusters or polyps on it that are white, and don't belong. they open and close pretty rapidly, getting food out of the water column. one guy i talked to suggested they might be snails that are harmless? at first glance, they looked to be IN polyp cavities of the coral, but i think they are extra bumps. any ideas? __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

09-23-2006, 11:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,843 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: foreign polyps/featherdusters in sps Those are probably vermetid snails...had one living on my acropora humilis. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: foreign polyps/featherdusters in sps are they bad or good? or neutral? __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: foreign polyps/featherdusters in sps ok so those fan worms are ok thanks cheeks, you da man. __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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