ID and Eradication

[NL146]

Can anyone ID these filter feeders and suggest how I could get rid of them? They're taking over the rock work. They look like tiny feather dusters.

https://vimeo.com/147062800

Thanks

 

[lazibonez]

colonial hydroids. Search online to see how to rid them.

 

[NL146]

Thanks!

 

[NL146]

So far the results I've found say they're next to impossible to get rid of. Has anybody had any experience removing them?

 

[Dre]

I had a yellow tang that kept them under control..Keep in mind if you cut them the pieces will form new colonies...

 

[thirty6]

I was fortunate when I found them in my tank that they were only on two smaller sized rocks. I removed the rock/problem.

 

[NL146]

They are all over my rocks. At first they were cute but I have begun to notice a growth pattern response from my sps. This for me is one of those "if I had known" moments.