Worm(not bristle) Removal Question

[NaClH2oTANK]

Hi All
I have these worms that make calcarious tubes.
they grow out in the open, not hidden.
They create a "net" of slime or something to catch food.
Not unlike a spider's web.
anyway,
they've become a nuisance. If i break the tube, they go into the live rock and start buiding another tube.

Any idea how to get rid of them?

I thought to find a fish that would eat them, but I have christmas tree worms that i dont want eaten.

DOes anyone else have these?
the tubes are about an inch high and like 2/3 cm across.
thanks for the help
Frank

 

[KathyC]

They aren't actually worms, they are snails
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rs/index.php

 

[Shad]

I was just going to post a question about this today. In my hammer coral I have noticed that the heads of the coral have been slowly dying. I noticed this long stringy mucus coming from a tube. This sounds like the same critter in the article. I don't remember reading about it killing corals, the article did mention that most animals can clear the mucus off of themselves. Does anyone think that this tube/snail might be the culprit of my hammers demise?

 

[KathyC]

Unless it is growing on the skeleton of the coral, it's doubtful IMO.
What color is the mucus you are seeing?

 

[Shad]

It is growing on the stalk of the coral. Its a clearish/brownish type of mucus.

 

[tosiek]

only thing you can do is glue the tubes and pray they die. They are cool to have when you have a few but with hundreds that end up happening when they descide to multiply its a niusance.

 

[House of Laughter]

It is growing on the stalk of the coral. Its a clearish/brownish type of mucus.

Shad, sounds like brown jelly disease to me - not vermiteds.

House

 

[KathyC]

It could be irritating it. Can you gently (to the hammer..) slice it off? It should come off fairly easily.

 

[Shad]

There is def a type of snail/worm in there. Jim I dont think its the disease you're talking about. There is something moving in there.

 

[NaClH2oTANK]

Thanks for clearing that up Kathy.
i would never have thought they are snails.
either way, I hate them.
i wish i could easily gte rid of them