Purple Feather Hydroids?
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Amphiprion
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What are you referring to in the pic? I don't see a hydroid anywhere. That patch near the clownfish looks like an alga from what I can tell. What I've done in the past for hydroids is, if the rock is removable (and practical to do so), kill it with fire. Quite literally, burn it. I've come to do the same with any reasonably accessible Aiptasia, seeing as how my last several systems are skimmerless, which allows all sorts of things to get out of control.
Edit: Any way to put on some gloves and pluck a bit of it? I still don't think it is any sort of pinnate hydroid, but it wouldn't hurt to get a closer shot.
Edit: Any way to put on some gloves and pluck a bit of it? I still don't think it is any sort of pinnate hydroid, but it wouldn't hurt to get a closer shot.
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PowerNap
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It looks like caulerpa taxifolia, but w/o the vine, and it's purple. Is there such a thing as purple caulerpa? The emerald crab dosen't want anything to do with the stuff. I can remove the rock with the largest clump, but there are a few other small spots less easily removed. Whatever it is it's ard to kill. If i remember correctly, the rock sat under the heat lamp for 3 days, then on the shelf for a month, then powerwashed, then in a bucket of fresh water for about another month...
Amphiprion
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Hmm, it sounds closer to Bryopsis, which is pinnate and resembles a smaller Caulerpa species. The only inconsistency is that it is purple... it's probably the pic, but it looks green.
