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Have had these for about a month. Just noticed this critter on the shell of one. If I recall this is a Astrid snail.

Harmless or remove asap?

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Vermetid snail.

I wouldn’t say it’s very harmful but they definitely irritate corals with their mucus web. You could super glue over the opening, scrape it off or crush it.
 
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