what is that?
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Conesus_Kid
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Hydroids?
dreaminmel
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I 2nd that.
dreaminmel
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Not hardly... lol 
Multiple variations of hydroids. Do image search for that term and you'll get a ton of results. I had to be extra cautious of them when I kept the dwarf seahorses as hydroids had the ability to do some serious damage to them.
Multiple variations of hydroids. Do image search for that term and you'll get a ton of results. I had to be extra cautious of them when I kept the dwarf seahorses as hydroids had the ability to do some serious damage to them.
superkat
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in a closed environment...these sound nasty....
" Hydrozoa are the least familiar of the four classes because most species are small. In their complex life cycle they alternate between two types of body plan. In the asexual fase it consists of a tubular body that is connected to the substratum at the lower end and bears a ring of tentacles around the mouth at the opposite end. These types of individuals are called polyps. They asexually bud off the second stage wich resemble a miniature jellyfish and is called a medusa. They are umbrella-shaped with a pulsing bell that propels them forward, on through the water,and a central trailing malibrum that carries the mouth below the bell. Medusa are the sexual fase in the life cycle of the hydrozoa. They produce sperm and ovaries (eggs) that fuse to create planktonic larvae. Ultimately these setle and give rise to polyps. A few species have solitary polyps, but in most cases the polyps devide repeatedly to form whole colonies often featherlike in appearance. An extreme example of the division of labour in a colony occurs in the bluebottle: One individual forms the float, others serve as defensive, stinging tentacles, others are for digestion and some solely engage in reproduction."
" Hydrozoa are the least familiar of the four classes because most species are small. In their complex life cycle they alternate between two types of body plan. In the asexual fase it consists of a tubular body that is connected to the substratum at the lower end and bears a ring of tentacles around the mouth at the opposite end. These types of individuals are called polyps. They asexually bud off the second stage wich resemble a miniature jellyfish and is called a medusa. They are umbrella-shaped with a pulsing bell that propels them forward, on through the water,and a central trailing malibrum that carries the mouth below the bell. Medusa are the sexual fase in the life cycle of the hydrozoa. They produce sperm and ovaries (eggs) that fuse to create planktonic larvae. Ultimately these setle and give rise to polyps. A few species have solitary polyps, but in most cases the polyps devide repeatedly to form whole colonies often featherlike in appearance. An extreme example of the division of labour in a colony occurs in the bluebottle: One individual forms the float, others serve as defensive, stinging tentacles, others are for digestion and some solely engage in reproduction."
sg1838
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I was thinking the exact same thing...
dreaminmel
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Your decision on whether to attempt removal or not. I've had little colonies of them here and there in my systems for years and they've never really bothered anything. The only reason they are detrimental to dwarf seahorses (max size 1") is because the body of a tiny seahorse is easily stung by them. My disclaimer is this though... my hydroids look like a different variant than what you have.
Do your zoas look irritated by them at all?
Do your zoas look irritated by them at all?
dan10342
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+1 they def look like hydroids
edit: never mind... didnt go to page 2. now i see i was a bit late.
