is this a pest worm?

[frantz]

I was moving some frags around my tank and noticed this calcium build up around my candy cane. I know the pictures are horrible but I only have my cell phone camera at the moment. It starts as a spiral but has become a straighter. It has a cover like a worm or snail and has two rows or bristles going down the "shell". Any thoughts what this could be?

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[rbredding]

vermitid snail?

 

[mvm]

Is it mobile?

 

[frantz]

Its not a vermitid snail. the spines (which are not large, just pointy) are along the tube which is attached along its length to the coral stalk. It is not mobile.

 

[rbredding]

can't really see anything in the picture... I had to go off your description above..

do you have a clear picture (in focus?)

 

[frantz]

my camera didn't survive the last international flight i took... And my cell phone thinks its high tech to even have a camera. Picture is horrible, but its the best I can get. I'll see if I can sneak up on it tonight, I positioned the frag so I can keep an eye on it. I used paint to outline the shape... perhaps that will help someone...

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