vermitid snails

[jason401]

does anyone know of anything that eats vermitid snails. i know they are harmless filter feeders, but i think they are ugly and annoying my corals.
tia, jason

 

[beelezebubba]

i really hate them too

i just kill them manually whenever i see them.

coris wrasse maybe, but it's prolly hit or miss

 

[JohnK]

It usually works pretty well if you plug them up with a little blob of epoxy putty.

 

[kingfish62]

Bonecutters work well but you really gotta get down deep into the base.

 

[jason401]

yea i have been popping them off with a dental tool..but its a pita! i also glued them closed at first. kinda hoping there was some local guys with luck eradicating them with some kind of predator. after some research theres a short list of possibilities.im gonna try bumble bee snails first, then maybe a yellow choris wrasse (which apparently isnt a choris wrasse)

 

[dannyp02908]

i have a yellow coris wrasse and have never seen him so much pick at the rocks let alone the vermetids on the rocks.