Can anyone ID this algae

[BuddyBonButt]

This algae has been in my tank for a very long time although it's never to have any problems. It's on this one specific Rock and near a zoa. Also on the back of one of my conch. That is the only place I've seen it and it almost kind of looks like little baby feather dusters. Obviously I don't think they are but it's a weird looking algae or whatever it is.

 

[Reeflix]

i had that one my hermit crab and i dont think it was algae

 

[BuddyBonButt]

i had that one my hermit crab and i dont think it was algae

Any idea what it is?

 

[Reeflix]

i guessed colonial hydriods but i could be very wrong

 

[MoshJosh]

yeah definitely looking like hydroids to me

 

[BuddyBonButt]

yeah definitely looking like hydroids to me

Dangerous?

 

[Soren]

+1 hydroids, not algae

 

[Reeflix]

Dangerous?

well i read that its impossibile to remove (which i tried to no avail) but my lfs said that he had it and it stayed in one spot and not a problem

 

[MoshJosh]

Dangerous?

ehh dangerous might be to strong a word, undesirable maybe? They can sting and irritate corals, so I would try to get rid of them. I have read that they tend to crop up in new tanks then go away, so if that is the case and they start to dissipate, I wouldn't worry. Otherwise I would search on here/google remedies.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

well i read that its impossibile to remove (which i tried to no avail) but my lfs said that he had it and it stayed in one spot and not a problem

It's in 3 spots. That rock, under 1 zoa, and on the back of a conch

 

[Reeflix]

tho i got rid of the crab because i was paranoid that something would happen

 

[Reeflix]

ehh dangerous might be to strong a word, undesirable maybe? They can sting and irritate corals, so I would try to get rid of them. I have read that they tend to crop up in new tanks then go away, so if that is the case and they start to dissipate, I wouldn't worry. Otherwise I would search on here/google remedies.

thats what my lfs said

 

[BuddyBonButt]

ehh dangerous might be to strong a word, undesirable maybe? They can sting and irritate corals, so I would try to get rid of them. I have read that they tend to crop up in new tanks then go away, so if that is the case and they start to dissipate, I wouldn't worry. Otherwise I would search on here/google remedies.

It's in 3 spots. Mostly that one rock section and on my conchs back. I'll take him out and give him a bath. My tank is 9 months old

 

[Reeflix]

It's in 3 spots. Mostly that one rock section and on my conchs back. I'll take him out and give him a bath. My tank is 9 months old

i tried a razor blade and there was just a half of one that was left i thought it was fine, nope it came back in a week

 

[Reeflix]

very hard to remove. tried razor blade 3 times gave up and gotrid of the crab (keep in mind i was very scared f it cuz my tank just went through velvet)

 

[Reeflix]

if its not spreading now i would just leave it. if spreading try to get rid of it

 

[Fish Styx]

Hydroids. Pull the rock and manually remove as much as you can. After placing the rock back in the tank, cover what is left with aiptasia X.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This algae has been in my tank for a very long time although it's never to have any problems. It's on this one specific Rock and near a zoa. Also on the back of one of my conch. That is the only place I've seen it and it almost kind of looks like little baby feather dusters. Obviously I don't think they are but it's a weird looking algae or whatever it is.

This is a massive colony of colonial hydroids and got this big because they have a good food source. If you are feeding powdered coral food or brine shrimp- They Love you as this is what they favor. You will have to take rock out and place in a container of tank water and scrape them off or snip them at their base assuring you get rid of everything that comes off of them.
Directing water flow towards them may prevent food from reaching them also

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Hydroids. Pull the rock and manually remove as much as you can. After placing the rock back in the tank, cover what is left with aiptasia X.

This is a massive colony of colonial hydroids and got this big because they have a good food source. If you are feeding powdered coral food or brine shrimp- They Love you as this is what they favor. You will have to take rock out and place in a container of tank water and scrape them off or snip them at their base assuring you get rid of everything that comes off of them.
Directing water flow towards them may prevent food from reaching them also

I just took my conch out and scrubbed him down. I don't feed anything powdered just phytoplankton every other day so I'm sure they're loving that. I'm going to try to remove the Rock. What is the best method to remove them? I used a little brush on The Conch

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just took my conch out and scrubbed him down. I don't feed anything powdered just phytoplankton every other day so I'm sure they're loving that. I'm going to try to remove the Rock. What is the best method to remove them? I used a little brush on The Conch

Scrape with a paring knife or similar