What is going on with this snail?!

[Ladetra31]

Can anyone tell me what is going on with this snail? Are these aptasia or feather dusters or?? All my other snails looks normal besides this guy.

 

[Peace River]

I'm not sure what to tell you, other than I like the fashion taste of your snail! That pink mohair sweater suits it well!

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

It looks like your snail has some colonial hydroids hitching a ride. You probably want to pull the snail out of the tank in a container of saltwater and give the shell a thorough cleaning.

I've heard smothering the hydroids with kalk paste may work, and here are some other threads with suggestions that might be helpful:

Hydroids: a reference to some strategies

Like many of us, I have had problems on and off over the years with Hydroids. The ones that have always given me the most problems are the common ones that almost look like a smaller and darker version of the beginner coral called Yellow Polyps. But the colonial Hydroid is much smaller than...

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Hydroids - How do I eliminate- They have taken over my tank

So I have this stuff that has pretty much taken over my tank and I can't get rid of it. I'm looking for an ID and an eradication plan that is anything short of a total teardown.

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[JGT]

Pink hydroids. Looks like a feather boa.