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[kgk]

What are these in the middle of the picture? I have them popping up all over the tank. Anyone know what they are? (not the GSP )

http://txexile.org/tank/22feb10/whatisthis.jpg

 

[majikmike9999]

looks like hair algae to me, if so nasty stuff

 

[kgk]

looks like hair algae to me, if so nasty stuff

Yeah, I know all about the hair algae in the tank.
I meant the things being pointed at by arrows in the picture below.

 

[UoH_Chibi]

Im still very new to this ID game but they look similar this. At first I was going to try to say they might be young Aiptasia, but i think that because I just found one in my tank today

 

[Ulric]

lol definitly NOT apstasia...

maybe some sort of hydriod (shrug)

 

[kgk]

Im still very new to this ID game but they look similar this. At first I was going to try to say they might be young Aiptasia, but i think that because I just found one in my tank today

I have a stray one pop up now and then. People kill them lots of ways, and I tried lots - Aiptasia-X is the best I have tried so far. At the very least, it comes with a great applicator you can use later.

 

[Llama]

They are hydroid worms and can bother coral. I have some take out a frag of zoas.

You can breah them off, crush them with a finger nail, or glue them shut.

 

[kgk]

They are hydroid worms and can bother coral. I have some take out a frag of zoas.

You can breah them off, crush them with a finger nail, or glue them shut.

Thanks. Does anything eat them? I am considering taking rocks out to give them a good scrub ("de-algaeification" if you will) and will get these too if I do that. They're everywhere & spreading.

 

[Llama]

Nothing that I know of. That doesn't mean there isn't something out there though.

Good luck!

 

[kgk]

Good luck!

That sounds ominous.

 

[Ophiura]

They are quite difficult to get rid of, and can cause real issues in a tank with corals. Often need pretty robust management, like manually pulling off, using glue, etc. They look small but believe me, really pack a significant sting. Don't let it get too far before addressing it.