Colonial Hydroid

[fcamargo6thave]

does anyone know how to get rid of these colony if you are not sure what it is you can look them up here they sort of look like feather dusters but they are more fuzzy. from what i have been reading they are harmful and will sting whatever comes there way.

If you dont know what it is i recommend you looking at the link to make sure you dont have it either i will try to post a pic of my own but they are so small My Salty Obsession, Hitchhikers on your live rock

 

[Keith P]

I have nightmares about Hydroids.

I found muriatic acid worked, but it also kills everything...

These are the ones I HAD:

Discussions of panacur (dog dewormer) working, but it is not a proven yet.

 

[duke62]

my file took care of these along with my manjanos

 

[jaa1456]

If the rock is small enough I would remove it from the tank and let it dry out. I always keep extra base rock just incase of problems. Replace it with new base rock and it will become live rock again very fast. I don't like to add chemicals to tanks.

 

[Keith P]

A file may not work. I have seen these things live through almost everything. They burro deep into the rock. I had rock sitting fowl for months in a bucket outside. These buggers were still there.

 

[miked]

Oh man, I just noticed this on my LR. This sucks. Anybody knows what causes this?

 

[Keith P]

This sucks. Anybody knows what causes this?

Lack of quarantining?

I have a few friends that claim to have "pest free tanks". It seems they have the usual pests, but lack the knowledge to identify them. Knowledge is key rangehat

 

[fcamargo6thave]

Thanks for the responses i will post a pic very soon. not sure if it looks like theones in your pic keith but are these guys really that bad??

 

[Keith P]

Debatable. Some people only see a wave of them, & then they are gone for ever. For others they will come and go. For some they will always be present, but not too noticeable. Then their are the cases where they take over. They have a strong sting that will hurt/kill many corals.

When I first got them, I was researching them like mad. Unfortunately I didn't find a viable cure.

Like I said, you may be fine. I didn't want to become a statistic...

 

[fcamargo6thave]

Debatable. Some people only see a wave of them, & then they are gone for ever. For others they will come and go. For some they will always be present, but not too noticeable. Then their are the cases where they take over. They have a strong sting that will hurt/kill many corals.

When I first got them, I was researching them like mad. Unfortunately I didn't find a viable cure.

Like I said, you may be fine. I didn't want to become a statistic...

lol u could be right alot of reefers may have these pests without even knowing it i searched for these guys in the mr search option and nothin came up so maybe i thought it was something that is not that common thanks again