Feather duster/worm please help ID

[HildebrandRarity]

Hey guys, have a bunch of these on my live rock they are pretty cool looking and was wondering if anyone can ID or tell me anything about them thanks

 

[ROB2005]

Hydroids. Known to cause irritation to nearby corals by stinging them

 

[vetteguy53081]

Agree on hydroids and best is to destroy them by dabbing gel superglue on each head. They thrive off loose food particles in tank, mainly brine shrimp and can spread quickly.
Any other liquids or substances used to kill them will likely kill coral also.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

Hydroids. Known to cause irritation to nearby corals by stinging them

Thanks, I don’t have any corals I will research them thanks

 

[HildebrandRarity]

Agree on hydroids and best is to destroy them by dabbing gel superglue on each head. They thrive off loose food particles in tank, mainly brine shrimp and can spread quickly.
Any other liquids or substances used to kill them will likely kill coral also.

Thanks I don’t have any corals, are there any benefit to keeping them ?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thanks I don’t have any corals, are there any benefit to keeping them ?

No. They will overtake the tank. No coral = Best time to fight the battle.

 

[cloak]

If the rock the Hydroids are on can be removed easily you might want to get a large wire brush and give the rock a good scrub. You should be able to strip that rock down to nothing with that thing. Make sure to do this in a separate bucket of salt water though. GL.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

If the rock the Hydroids are on can be removed easily you might want to get a large wire brush and give the rock a good scrub. You should be able to strip that rock down to nothing with that thing. Make sure to do this in a separate bucket of salt water though. GL.

Thanks for the tip! I was thinking to just remove that piece of rock and doing that with a brush of some sort, thanks

 

[eschaton]

Hydroids tend to die back on their own without much input in most tanks, in my experience.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

Hydroids tend to die back on their own without much input in most tanks, in my experience.

Thanks for your reply, I find them amusing to be honest another form of life in my tank doing more reasearch as I’m new to this hobby, I’m loving this website so far and it’s members seems really helpful and responsive