A recent article by Michael Paletta which covered Vermetid snails came at a timely moment. I have been tinkering with these whelks at the coral farm for over a year and I feel it’s time to finally share my observation…
How To Get Rid Of Vermetid Snails
In the early days of the hobby when we were just happy keeping anything alive, our next greatest joy was when we got something to reproduce. It could have been Caulerpa, Aiptasia, and then finally something like Xenia. Regardless of…
Vermetid ‘Tubeworms’ Are Bad for Aquariums, AND Coral Reefs
We’ve hated vermetids for as long as we’ve been reefing, and now science has given us the last nail in the coffin for this unwanted aquarium critter. Although they look like tubeworms, vermetids are actual a kind of snail which…
Vermetid snails are bad for stony corals, coral crabs keep em in check
We always believed that vermetid snails were bad for corals in aquariums, but now there is real scientific evidence and observation to support the same conclusion about corals in the wild. In case you are not yet familiar with them, vermetid snails…
