Id please??

[Radicaljbr]

Can you tell me what algea this is and how to get rid of it? Very tuff stuff.



I found this on my glass the other day. Anyone know what it is?



Slug I guess, but anyone know a little more about it?



Looks like mini mini aptesia, but very small and growing like algea. It covers a space of about a quarter. Know what it is and how to get rid?



Thanks all!!!!!!!

 

[strike2867]

1. Bubble Algae. Use Emerald Crab or other solution you'll find on the web. But first fix the imbalance that is causing it.
2. Possibly snail eggs, anybody else have a clue?
3. Unsure of the species.
4. Clove polyps. If you figure out a good way to get rid of them let me know.

 

[Fretfreak13]

+1 on one and two, but

3- Stomatella Varia snail. Harmless, and a nice little CUC hitchhiker. =)
4- Colonial Hydroids. Yank those suckers out, they sting.

 

[d3rryc]

+1 for Fretfreak13's analysis.

 

[Radicaljbr]

Thanks guys!!

Any other ideas on how to get rid of the #4 (Hydroids)???

My tank is very deep and I cannot reach the bottom by hand. Only way to take them off by hand would be to take the rock down and out of the tank and I don't think I will be doing that.

 

[Radicaljbr]

No other suggestions on gettin grid of #4? I would really like to get them out without tearing down my tank.

 

[cloak]

You can smother those hydroids with some epoxy. Just flatten it out and then lay it down like a blanket over the top of them.

GL.

 

[rancoo]

I heard the Hydroids can float around and kill zoas and other types of corals, not sure if its true, but i wouldn't want to wait around to find out. The only thing i can think of is if you don't want to retrieve the rock they are on is myabe slow down on feeding and hope that they will die out. I was looking around a little bit on the net about this and some people said their flame angel ate them. Also some people were talking about a kalk solution working, injected with a syringe. Do some searching around on the net