ID hitchhiker

[gclackum]

This critter came attached to a frag. Is it a Vermetid Snail?
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[gclackum]

Anothe pic
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[jrhunter0000]

Can you get a close up pic?

 

[gclackum]

Probably can't get any closer than the first one
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[jrhunter0000]

gclackum;1088977 wrote: Probably can't get any closer than the first one

Not clear and close enough to id. Did you dip everything

 

[axio]

Yeah I can't really even tell what to look at. Picture may need to be uploaded higher rez via something like photobucket

 

[picoreefguy]

agreed. also try taking a pic under white light. that may make it easier to see and id it

 

[FutureInterest]

Looks like a vermetid snail to me. At least I'm seeing one there above the orange ric in pic2.

 

[picoreefguy]

im looking at it on my computer at work now and the mucus does look like its from a vermitid snail but i still cant make out the body of it. but if i were to bet on it id say vermitid.

 

[jennm]

The 'web' is a dead giveaway, it's a vermatid.

Jenn

 

[jrhunter0000]

Picoreefguy;1089029 wrote: im looking at it on my computer at work now and the mucus does look like its from a vermitid snail but i still cant make out the body of it. but if i were to bet on it id say vermitid.

Mobile phones aren't that great for pics lol

 

[gclackum]

Thanks Everyone. Epoxy seal still the remedy?

 

[FutureInterest]

Meh too much work and a waste of good epoxy. If you want to get rid of it simply smashing it up works just fine with whatever tool you have handy. The shell is very thin and can be kind of sharp so be cautious in that regard.

 

[danh]

I think I have one of these. They weren't close enough for the nets to touch but could they have killed my torches if the net got in them? You need to pop the entire thing off if what it's fastened to?

 

[jennm]

I doubt it could kill a torch. It's harmless, just a bit unsightly to some.

I always thought they were kind of cool, I don't kill them.

Jenn