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07/28/2018, 08:20 AM
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Location: Viera, FL
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Worm/larvea living inside pocillipora, kill?
Not sure if this belongs in the sps forum, but I spotted these 2 worms living inside my pocillipora. Each is about the size of a dime, and the worms are about as thick as 12 gauge wire. It's hard to see the worms, but they don't have a crown like a feather duster and it looks like that have legs that are folded up, like some sort of insect larvea.
Does anyone know what these are? Should I try and kill them? Thanks   
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07/28/2018, 05:08 PM
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Location: Los Angeles
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These are not worms but stationary snails glue their opening shut. Because they multiply really quickly and throw the web on top of the Corals irritating them.
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07/28/2018, 06:09 PM
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+1 Vermetid snails. If you can't glue the opening shut you could just smother the whole thing with some epoxy. It might be an eyesore for awhile, but eventually the Pocillipora will grow over the epoxy and you'll never even know it was there.
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07/30/2018, 09:44 AM
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Thanks guys, I got some super glue over the opening
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08/02/2018, 07:36 PM
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See the feather like thing? That’s a barnacle just for the record
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08/07/2018, 03:02 PM
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Location: San Antonio, TX
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Thanks for the info. I've got one on my hammer and sps. I thought they were dusters. ��
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