Is this a vermetid snail?

[Schulks]

It is incredibly small, this is on my 3x lens, in the center of the astreas shell and can only be seen when the camera is properly focused.
It is a white worm/feeler poking out of of the back of my astrea snail. I don't see any webs and it is sticking out really far to be a vermetid but it definitely looks like a worm living on the back of my snail.

Should I glue him? Or scrape the snail witha knife?

April 22, 2023

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[Saltyreef]

It is incredibly small, this is on my 3x lens, in the center of the astreas shell and can only be seen when the camera is properly focused.
It is a white worm/feeler poking out of of the back of my astrea snail. I don't see any webs and it is sticking out really far to be a vermetid but it definitely looks like a worm living on the back of my snail.

Should I glue him? Or scrape the snail witha knife?

April 22, 2023

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When in doubt....pull out.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Could be, really hard to see in video.
'If in doubt throw it out'
you could remove snail with aquriam water in a container and scrub snail shell with a toothbrush, rinse snail in another container of your aquarium water and place snail back in aquriam and discard containers of water

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Yes to vermetid. Scrape/pry the shells off (outside the tank) and then rinse the snail off before putting it back.

Fwiw, these are not the variety that normally irritate corals...