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jjirsa78
08/07/2006, 07:57 PM
http://www.jeffjirsa.net/saltwater-aquarium/hydroids.jpg

Anyone know what these are? Hydroids of some kind? Anemones?

Better still, anyone know how to get rid of them short of scrubbing?
jjirsa78
08/07/2006, 10:29 PM
Nobody?

They don't seem to sting anything (nobody - fish or corals - seems bothered), and they grow in the direct light and darkness, so I'm guessing they're not photosynthetic...
reefshadow
08/07/2006, 10:36 PM
They look like hydroids, IMO. I have some too and they never seem to bother anything but me. You can kalk paste them, but may or may not work. I've literally heard of some people taking a blow torch to them.
jjirsa78
08/07/2006, 10:39 PM
Not what I wanted to hear :)
46g reef man
08/07/2006, 11:12 PM
they look like apstasia to me if thats what they r you can get a peppermint shrimp they will eat them or the lfs should sell what they call joes juice it kills them instantly
jjirsa78
08/07/2006, 11:30 PM
I guessed aiptasia, too, but they're VERY SMALL. Those round balls in the bottom right corner are caulerpa - about 3mm in diameter.

They don't seem to be photosynthetic - they'll grow on the dark side of rocks, too.
happyhourhero
08/07/2006, 11:39 PM
Id say hydroids over aiptasia.
Paintbug
08/08/2006, 08:32 AM
Hydroids for sure!
jakaufman
08/08/2006, 09:29 AM
not aiptasia


i had a couple on a rock.. they got eaten by something

grew a bit the first couple days i saw them then stayed about the same size.. never spread or anything.

i wouldnt worry
Anemonebuff
08/08/2006, 09:34 AM
Not aiptasia. Most likely hydroids or a type of jellyfish in a polyp stage.