Critter ID...Skeleton Shrimp?

[1979fishgeek]

Hello,are these skeleton shrimp or some kind of hydroid, pretty sure it's a critter and not algae as them twitch but stay in same place.
I keep finding attached to base of corals, don't see to be harming them yet?
Wish I could get better photo but need a macro lense.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

The little threads are probably hydroids.

 

[1979fishgeek]

I was worried about that, how do I remove them please?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

You can remove the coral and pull off the threads with tweezers, but they'll be really hard to see out of the water. Personally I wouldn't do anything unless the numbers climb alarmingly or the things around them showed signs of being irritated. The coral it's encircling appears to be OK.

 

[Boesemani]

If you're not noticing any problems with your livestock there's not a reason to take them out.

 

[1979fishgeek]

Cool, no problems at all so I shall let them be. Thanks

 

[Lionfish Lair]

You mess with it too much and you're going to damage the young frogspawn heads you see coming in. Your coral is evidently pleased with the conditions.

 

[1979fishgeek]

It does not mind them at all, you are quite right trying to remove them would cause more damage.

Thank you