GSP on snail shell

[ccantlin]

I have heard rumors of green star polyps growing on anything, but if I'm right in my identification than the snail pack that I received from reefs2go are carrying colonies all over my tank


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[Sniperhank]

It looks like it is some type of polyps. There are many others besides green. I had red in my tank until a fungus eradicated it. I wouldn't put much thought into it though. If it is a healthy snail it will be on the move and most likely the polyps might not ever open up and die off.

[Istrom]

Haha yeah you got it, that's really cool. I've seen them grow on overflow boxes and even Powerhead, but a snail shell is a new one.

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[Istrom]

At some reef store nearby, they glued some zoanthids to a snails shell kind of like that

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[ccantlin]

How does gsp spread? Will the snail walking around move it to other rocks?


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[Sniperhank]

The purple is the mat that it lays down as it spreads. The snail would have to be in the same spot for a VERY long time for it to get glued down to the rock from the mats' growth.

[54seaweed]

On the snails that's neat , it may tear off as it grows and seed the rocks or even the glass , it looks awesome on the rear glass , just be careful with it as it spreads fast and will invade other coral.