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Tube worms/feather dusters

Aboogie

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Looks like I have either tube worms or feather dusters. I would like to get a clean up crew or fish that would help with this. If anyone had success with removal with either clean up or fish please share your experience. Thank you
 

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Looks like I have either tube worms or feather dusters. I would like to get a clean up crew or fish that would help with this. If anyone had success with removal with either clean up or fish please share your experience. Thank you
They look like vermetid snails to me. Nothing really eats them in our reef tanks to my knowledge. The more food in the water the quicker they will grow. I would scrape off what you can if you want to get rid of them. Here is some more information https://reefbuilders.com/2023/05/11/how-to-get-rid-of-vermetid-snails/
 
Bumblebee snails are supposedly good for vermitid control. I’ve never seen an snail eating one, but I’ve got bumblebee snails and no vermitids, so who knows.

Peppermint shrimp will also eat them - I’ve had more than one peppermint that’s figured out if you reach down into the tube, there’s a snack at the bottom.
 
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