Strange things on a new snail..

What is that and where did it come from?

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Strange things on a new snail..

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What are these things on my snail? Should I take him out and scrub him? or are they harmless decorations?
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-30g long and a 9g percula tank in the babies room.
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They are beautiful for sure.
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Some odd form of snail acne?
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foraminiferans, maybe? But I think they usually have a calcerous base.. no clue. Does look like feeding filaments of some sort.
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http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/pages/main_p ... _rock3.htm
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