Critter ID

[skozzy]

I was starring into the tank again and during feeding I was watching the
small critters like tubes, fans, filters, small crabs and the like, to see
what they do to catch the food. One stood out and I never noticed it before.

There was a coiled tube (white in colour) on a rock, normally a small filter
feeder pops out, but this time I was something else in there, it was able to
rotate 360o inside the tube, and the part I was interested in was, it let
out a very long (10cm or more) string, it must have been sticky cause a
piece of food would get stuck to it, then it would draw it back in I guess
eat it and sent the long string out again.

The string looked like mucus more then anything, when it touched a coral
next to it I put my hand in to pull the piece away and the whole sting let
go, but I did feel it between the fingers and it was mucus for sure. A few
seconds later the critter let out a new string of mucus.

-Andrew

[skozzy]

> Sure sounds like a spaghetti worm to me. Wait until you see it take a
> dump.

Oh happy happy joy joy, I can't wait. !

-'He sits there rubbing his hands.'

[Rod]

a vermited snail

[Boomer]

As Rod said a "vermetid" snail. Go here, you will find it under Gastropods, third from the
bottom

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"skozzy" > wrote in message
u...
:I was starring into the tank again and during feeding I was watching the
: small critters like tubes, fans, filters, small crabs and the like, to see
: what they do to catch the food. One stood out and I never noticed it before.
:
: There was a coiled tube (white in colour) on a rock, normally a small filter
: feeder pops out, but this time I was something else in there, it was able to
: rotate 360o inside the tube, and the part I was interested in was, it let
: out a very long (10cm or more) string, it must have been sticky cause a
: piece of food would get stuck to it, then it would draw it back in I guess
: eat it and sent the long string out again.
:
: The string looked like mucus more then anything, when it touched a coral
: next to it I put my hand in to pull the piece away and the whole sting let
: go, but I did feel it between the fingers and it was mucus for sure. A few
: seconds later the critter let out a new string of mucus.
:
: -Andrew
:
:
:
:
:

[skozzy]

You guys that said Vermetid Snail got it on the button, after reading the
artical in that link (quite big too) it was exactly that. Good work guys.

> As Rod said a "vermetid" snail. Go here, you will find it under
Gastropods, third from the
> bottom
>
> http://www.rshimek.com/reef/OnlineArticles.htm