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[Harlem20]

I just got this blue clove colony at the swap i dipped it and placed it in my tank but noticed these other things popping out other than the cloves does someone know what they are?

 

[Killerdrgn]

It's not very clear, is it aptasia? Or is it more weed/plant like?

 

[Harlem20]

im not really sure im going to try to get a clearer pic but there all small and spread around the colony

 

[Harlem20]

heres a closer pic hope u can see it the closer i get the blurrier the pic looks to me they look like aptasia but just want to get a second opinion before i write to the person who i bought them from

 

[JonnyJ]

kinda looks like aiptasia from the picture. maybe it could be a small colony of hydroids? just a guess.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

when you ask the person you bought it from, ask him if he has xenia in the tank....it could be little baby xenia???

 

[KathyC]

when you ask the person you bought it from, ask him if he has xenia in the tank....it could be little baby xenia???

That was my thought as well Tom.
Harlem has been speaking with the seller about this

 

[nikkibabee]

Looks like xenia to me too :biggrin:

 

[Master Shake]

those brown things are aptasia

 

[jaa1456]

those brown things look like aiptasia hard to tell.

 

[motortrendz]

baby xenia...i have them popping up in my fuge.. looks just like that

 

[SevTT]

those brown things are aptasia

Not necessarily; they could easily be hydroids at that scale. They also don't seem to have nearly as many tentacles as aptasia do.

 

[fcamargo6thave]

doesnt look like aptaisa it could actually be colonial hydroids not sure hard to tell

 

[tomtoothdoc]

taking everyone's opinion into account, it's a hydro-xen-tasia!!!!! new species!!!!!....lol.
harlem, did you speak to the seller yet?

 

[Harlem20]

Yea i did and thanx for everyones input the seller came over and from what he said they are actually hydroids. He said there not the colonial ones which sting corals but some sort of other hydroid that really doesnt bother the cloves. Im just glad there not aptasias and arent doing any damage but now i have to figure out what eats them cuz i dont want them spreading. If anyones know what eats hydroids let me know thanx.

 

[SevTT]

taking everyone's opinion into account, it's a hydro-xen-tasia!!!!! new species!!!!!....lol.

Quick! Start selling it for $75 a head!

 

[SevTT]

Yea i did and thanx for everyones input the seller came over and from what he said they are actually hydroids. He said there not the colonial ones which sting corals but some sort of other hydroid that really doesnt bother the cloves. Im just glad there not aptasias and arent doing any damage but now i have to figure out what eats them cuz i dont want them spreading. If anyones know what eats hydroids let me know thanx.

There're a couple of nudibranches that eat hydroids, but you don't really wanna bother with those unless you have a massive infestation. Easiest thing to do at this point is just to pull the frag out and scrape 'em off with a scalpel or x-acto knife, or pull them out with tweezers, or otherwise horribly mutilate, maim, or remove them.