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Bluefish1500
11/01/2016, 01:51 PM
Hi,
Can you confirm if this is an aiptasia ? Tks

https://flic.kr/p/NNsrdz
Bluefish1500
11/01/2016, 02:07 PM
Can anyone see the pic ?
johnike
11/01/2016, 02:20 PM
Nope, can't see nothing.
Bluefish1500
11/01/2016, 03:15 PM
Itīs ok now

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p387/bluebird1500HD/P1080423_zpsfkasipmt.jpg (http://s345.photobucket.com/user/bluebird1500HD/media/P1080423_zpsfkasipmt.jpg.html)
alcimedes
11/01/2016, 03:44 PM
Bad URL, this should work.

https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5646/30718127885_dd8179486e_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NNsrdz)

and yes, I think you're going to want to kill that ASAP.
devimik
11/01/2016, 07:05 PM
Looks like a hydroid, but it'll sting corals too, so kill it.
Betaktical
11/01/2016, 10:46 PM
I have those exact same things in my tank but on a live rock. Can't find anything on them. Look like a Combe between feather dusters and aptasia. Stiff stalk and a filter feeding web. Keep posting if you figure out what it is


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devimik
11/01/2016, 10:51 PM
I think they are Myrionema Hydroids. See here...
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/hydroids-myrionema/
Betaktical
11/02/2016, 12:06 AM
I think they are Myrionema Hydroids. See here...
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/hydroids-myrionema/



That link didn't work


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devimik
11/02/2016, 12:29 AM
Works on my end - do a google or yahoo image search for Myrionemia Hydroids.
Ron Reefman
11/02/2016, 06:19 AM
Link works for me too.
Bluefish1500
11/02/2016, 08:40 AM
So I have to get rid of that ...
It can be a pest

Tks
devimik
11/02/2016, 08:45 AM
I don't know if hydroids, like aiptasia can reproduce via planularia when attacked, but if it were me, I'd pluck those you have with some tweezers and possibly put Kalk paste on what's left in between the zoas.
twinight
11/02/2016, 06:36 PM
I thought you don't want to physically remove aptasia because it might spread?
Just Kalk paste seems to work for me and i don't see anything to remove afterward.
LarryZ
11/02/2016, 06:42 PM
Do peppermint shrimp eat hydroids? They sure took care of my aptasia problem. Also my small feather dusters unfortunately.
devimik
11/02/2016, 07:00 PM
I thought you don't want to physically remove aptasia because it might spread?
Just Kalk paste seems to work for me and i don't see anything to remove afterward.

Not sure if that applies to Hydroids - I believe that if you leave any tissue behind, it would regrow, but not sure if they spread if you manually pluck them. He could put kalk paste over the whole Hydroid too.

I'd bet that a peppermint that eats Aiptasia would also eat these Hydroids, but not sure.