Friend or foe?

sangria517 · 2024-10-05T08:23:51-0400

Not sure what this is?

I did spot one aiptasia last week and it has been promptly treated with boiling ro and lemon juice. However, I am afraid I didn’t get it all because it is inside my live rock craters. But I have been inspecting the area several times and have now seen these. Not sure if this more aiptasia or a new foe. I think I am going to run to my local LFS and get some B Nudi just to be safe. Where there is one aiptasia there are bounds to be more.

Gman83 · 2024-10-05T08:37:44-0400

It's difficult to tell. It gets fuzzy when I try to zoom in. Can you try to get another picture from a different angle?

sangria517 · 2024-10-05T08:38:51-0400

I will have to try again later. I am going to look for my macro lenses to see if I can get a better pic.

Sumbub · 2024-10-05T09:10:33-0400

It looks like hydroids. Looks a little branchy

sangria517 · 2024-10-05T09:56:30-0400

Sumbub said:
It looks like hydroids. Looks a little branchy

I started googling that and I believe you are correct?
Any tips or tricks for removing? Some sites say to remove other say it will sort itself out. Thoughts?

Sumbub · 2024-10-05T10:33:11-0400

sangria517 said:
I started googling that and I believe you are correct?
Any tips or tricks for removing? Some sites say to remove other say it will sort itself out. Thoughts?

I think it depends on which type you have. When I had them they resolved themselves.

Patx · 2024-10-05T11:52:34-0400

Are they green under blue light ?

sangria517 · 2024-10-05T12:00:19-0400

Patx said:
Are they green under blue light ?

No. They are barely visible under blue or white light. But they are extremely tiny.

Patx · 2024-10-05T12:14:45-0400

How many are in there ? (If only some)
In doubt attack first

Tweezer time.
[Edit] or epoxy paste on them [.]

can't really tell if they are friend or foe...
i got some colonial hydroid, but they aren't near coral "for now".
I pull them off when i feal for.

Take a look at : colonial hydroid to confirm.
Could be some tiny feather duster.

Reefer Matt · 2024-10-05T12:17:15-0400

Mine never went away. Had them all over the liverock for a few years in one of my tanks. I ended up taking down the tank, but not because of those. They didn’t really do anything to the soft coral I had in the tank. Your mileage may vary.