goldmaniac
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ok, no picture, I'll get one asap.
I am putting together a fish order and want to buy something to eat something growing all over my live rock.
summary of problem critter:
hundreds of short, narrow, holllow, hard tubes growing on live rock, hermit crab shells, all shells, and frag plugs. The base of these guys are about 1/8" round and are resistant to picking off with my fingernail, but they do eventually break off.
what i want eliminated are 1/8" to 1/4" long hard straight tubes growing all over my live rock. picture the tube of a VERY small feather duster. Syringe-needle-width tubes, and they sometimes stab me when I pick up and rearrange live rock. ouch AKA @#(*&. Once one pierced the end of my finger and then broke off, and the blood was coming out of the other end of this thing into the water column. I'll admit that was cool, but these things are not.
I've never seen any feather duster-type animal extending polyps out of these things, but they're hollow. I haven't specifically looked at night.
They're brown or dark grey in color, they grow about a half inch apart or less, and they hardly break off with a nylon scrubbing brush. I can brush them with my hand and break them, but the base stays intact on the LR and I assume it all grows back.
I have a tank with softies and zoas/palys, and I want something reef-safe that would eat these dastardly spikes. Any ideas?
again, sorry for no pic; i want to order fish within next couple of days, didn't think until now to ask about elminiating these tubes with a new fish.
E.G.
I am putting together a fish order and want to buy something to eat something growing all over my live rock.
summary of problem critter:
hundreds of short, narrow, holllow, hard tubes growing on live rock, hermit crab shells, all shells, and frag plugs. The base of these guys are about 1/8" round and are resistant to picking off with my fingernail, but they do eventually break off.
what i want eliminated are 1/8" to 1/4" long hard straight tubes growing all over my live rock. picture the tube of a VERY small feather duster. Syringe-needle-width tubes, and they sometimes stab me when I pick up and rearrange live rock. ouch AKA @#(*&. Once one pierced the end of my finger and then broke off, and the blood was coming out of the other end of this thing into the water column. I'll admit that was cool, but these things are not.
I've never seen any feather duster-type animal extending polyps out of these things, but they're hollow. I haven't specifically looked at night.
They're brown or dark grey in color, they grow about a half inch apart or less, and they hardly break off with a nylon scrubbing brush. I can brush them with my hand and break them, but the base stays intact on the LR and I assume it all grows back.
I have a tank with softies and zoas/palys, and I want something reef-safe that would eat these dastardly spikes. Any ideas?
again, sorry for no pic; i want to order fish within next couple of days, didn't think until now to ask about elminiating these tubes with a new fish.
E.G.