Hydroid help please.

[Jeremy05]

This stuff is taking over live rock. Starting to kill off zoas and bothering coral. How can I get rid of this??!?

 

[glang]

unfortunately, I am dealing with the same thing. I've found that cutting back on feedings is helping. I've also lost several corals to these things.

 

[Jeremy05]

unfortunately, I am dealing with the same thing. I've found that cutting back on feedings is helping. I've also lost several corals to these things.

It's by far the worst ongoing problem I have. What's crazy is how little of this stuff it takes to infect the whole tank.

 

[blackthunda77]

what kind are they? Im dealing with the really small colonial ones. they look like tiny little feather dusters or "dandelions"

 

[glang]

Yes, the feather duster looking ones are what I have. I started over and within one day, being careful not to infect my new tank, they were there. I sometimes think that mine came through a container of pods I added. It is extremely easy to "reinfect" a completely cleaned tank, apparently. I know in the past with former tanks, I have seen them on the glass (little jellyfish creatures), and they have just disappeared over time; however, they are simply not disappearing this time. I have completely quit feeding my new tank (no fish yet) to see if that wipes them out.

 

[Jeremy05]

found the solution!

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f184/colonial-hydroids-how-do-you-get-rid-of-them-96296-2.html

 

[glang]

Make sure you have that type of hydroid. There are generally two types, and I have the featherduster type that is not the same as the one in that link.

 

[dadummy]

emerald crabs took care of them for me

 

[dadummy]

what kind are they? Im dealing with the really small colonial ones. they look like tiny little feather dusters or "dandelions"

similar to this description with a brown base

 

[glang]

interesting...I will try some emeralds