Aug 1, 2019 #1 Z Zapatainc New Member View Badges Joined Jul 12, 2019 Messages 5 Reaction score 1 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 So I was looking at my Kenya Tree and saw these little things on the rock that the coral is attached to. What is this? Good, bad, or ugly?
So I was looking at my Kenya Tree and saw these little things on the rock that the coral is attached to. What is this? Good, bad, or ugly?
Aug 1, 2019 #2 ndrwater 2500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award Reef Squad Emeritus Hospitality Award My Tank Thread Joined May 7, 2015 Messages 3,880 Reaction score 8,020 Location Anaheim, CA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like Aptasia
Aug 1, 2019 #3 OP OP Z Zapatainc New Member View Badges Joined Jul 12, 2019 Messages 5 Reaction score 1 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 ndrwater said: Looks like Aptasia Click to expand... Yeah I don't think they are aptasia. They don't have a head. It's stick-like with what looks like spikes or limbs coming off of it
ndrwater said: Looks like Aptasia Click to expand... Yeah I don't think they are aptasia. They don't have a head. It's stick-like with what looks like spikes or limbs coming off of it
Aug 1, 2019 #4 ndrwater 2500 Club Member View Badges Excellence Award Reef Squad Emeritus Hospitality Award My Tank Thread Joined May 7, 2015 Messages 3,880 Reaction score 8,020 Location Anaheim, CA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Zapatainc said: Yeah I don't think they are aptasia. They don't have a head. It's stick-like with what looks like spikes or limbs coming off of it Click to expand... That's what very small aptasia look like. As they get bigger, they develop a larger head
Zapatainc said: Yeah I don't think they are aptasia. They don't have a head. It's stick-like with what looks like spikes or limbs coming off of it Click to expand... That's what very small aptasia look like. As they get bigger, they develop a larger head
Aug 1, 2019 #5 OP OP Z Zapatainc New Member View Badges Joined Jul 12, 2019 Messages 5 Reaction score 1 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 ndrwater said: That's what very small aptasia look like. As they get bigger, they develop a larger head Click to expand... It doesn't have a head. Please look carefully at the picture.
ndrwater said: That's what very small aptasia look like. As they get bigger, they develop a larger head Click to expand... It doesn't have a head. Please look carefully at the picture.
Aug 4, 2019 #6 Softhammer Valuable Member View Badges Joined Nov 21, 2012 Messages 1,350 Reaction score 1,721 Location Tampa Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like a type of hydroid. Definitely not aiptasia with a stalk like that.
Aug 4, 2019 #7 OP OP Z Zapatainc New Member View Badges Joined Jul 12, 2019 Messages 5 Reaction score 1 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Softhammer said: Looks like a type of hydroid. Definitely not aiptasia with a stalk like that. Click to expand... Are hydroids bad? Should I get rid of it?
Softhammer said: Looks like a type of hydroid. Definitely not aiptasia with a stalk like that. Click to expand... Are hydroids bad? Should I get rid of it?
Aug 5, 2019 #8 Softhammer Valuable Member View Badges Joined Nov 21, 2012 Messages 1,350 Reaction score 1,721 Location Tampa Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I wouldn’t mess with them. Enjoy them while you have them. Chances are very high that they’ll die off on their own over time. Not invasive and don’t sting corals.
I wouldn’t mess with them. Enjoy them while you have them. Chances are very high that they’ll die off on their own over time. Not invasive and don’t sting corals.
