Can anyone ID this algae

[BuddyBonButt]

Scrape with a paring knife or similar

Ok. What about the ones near my zoa?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok. What about the ones near my zoa?

Either carefully snip at the base or add a SMALL dab of gel superglue onto their heads and they will starve and wilt away. Gel type (from dollar store) wont run onto the zoa like regular super glue would

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Either carefully snip at the base or add a SMALL dab of gel superglue onto their heads and they will starve and wilt away. Gel type (from dollar store) wont run onto the zoa like regular super glue would

Ok so what if the tank is super deep and I can't reach In without sacrificing sight? Lol. I'm very unlucky

 

[Fish Styx]

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

Use a stiff bristled brush and some hydrogen peroxide. Edit to my reply: I meant F aiptasia, not aiptasia X. The stuff that coats and hardens over it...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ok so what if the tank is super deep and I can't reach In without sacrificing sight? Lol. I'm very unlucky

Yake the rock out and any remaining, again water flow towards them to prevent food from reaching them

 

[Reeflix]

Ok so what if the tank is super deep and I can't reach In without sacrificing sight? Lol. I'm very unlucky

hmm thats alot of gluing to do without sight ive. learned with the crab missing one means they can live

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Yake the rock out and any remaining, again water flow towards them to prevent food from reaching them

Can't hit just them with water. Zoas are too close. They'll be bothered by it

 

[BuddyBonButt]

hmm thats alot of gluing to do without sight ive. learned with the crab missing one means they can live

This is pest #8 and I'm about ready to give up. I'm getting really annoyed

 

[Reeflix]

sorry to say but you might just have to get rid if it if you dont want to deal with it

 

[BuddyBonButt]

sorry to say but you might just have to get rid if it if you dont want to deal with it

Best part is, I can't. That rock is the house to my pistol and watchmen. So removing that takes their home away.

 

[Reeflix]

if this was pest 8 i would be saying "by by rock" but i guess you cant

 

[Reeflix]

Best part is, I can't. That rock is the house to my pistol and watchmen. So removing that takes their home away.

oh crap

 

[Reeflix]

dangggggg

 

[BuddyBonButt]

if this was pest 8 i would be saying "by by rock" but i guess you cant

Two rocks. And who knows where else...

 

[Reeflix]

is the rock isolated from the main scape or is it the main scape

 

[BuddyBonButt]

is the rock isolated from the main scape or is it the main scape

Main scape. No glue. All balanced in a way I can't replicate

 

[Reeflix]

cuz if its isolated i guess you can leave them...

 

[Soren]

This is pest #8 and I'm about ready to give up. I'm getting really annoyed

This is common in this hobby. There is just so much biodiversity available (often not good in captive systems), and transfer is easily often not observed until later. I hate to break it to you, but dealing with unintended critters is part of the hobby for essentially everyone in it.

The main take-away I've come to realize is to not over-react to such things. Unless these hydroids are causing direct problems, it may be best to just leave them alone and see if they become a problem. This is not the remedy for all critters (some are known to almost always be invasive and destructive, such as Aiptasia anemones), but may be advisable in this case.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

This is common in this hobby. There is just so much biodiversity available (often not good in captive systems), and transfer is easily often not observed until later. I hate to break it to you, but dealing with unintended critters is part of the hobby for essentially everyone in it.

The main take-away I've come to realize is to not over-react to such things. Unless these hydroids are causing direct problems, it may be best to just leave them alone and see if they become a problem. This is not the remedy for all critters (some are known to almost always be invasive and destructive, such as Aiptasia anemones), but may be advisable in this case.

I know I know... but I just want a month of not having to deal with something. I plan on leaving it alone. I don't care. I'll keep an eye on my zoa and hopefully this doesn't become a problem.

 

[Reeflix]

This is common in this hobby. There is just so much biodiversity available (often not good in captive systems), and transfer is easily often not observed until later. I hate to break it to you, but dealing with unintended critters is part of the hobby for essentially everyone in it.

The main take-away I've come to realize is to not over-react to such things. Unless these hydroids are causing direct problems, it may be best to just leave them alone and see if they become a problem. This is not the remedy for all critters (some are known to almost always be invasive and destructive, such as Aiptasia anemones), but may be advisable in this case.

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