How to remove hydroids from zoas?

[elysics]

As the title says, how to best remove hydroids from zoa plugs? Is there any dip or regimen that isn't too harsh on the zoas?

Or just keep removing them manually?

 

[vetteguy53081]

As the title says, how to best remove hydroids from zoa plugs? Is there any dip or regimen that isn't too harsh on the zoas?

Or just keep removing them manually?

Manually is best and safest

 

[wattson]

matted file fish

 

[elysics]

matted file fish

Interesting, didn't know they ate hydroids. Sadly not an option for me though. Seems like i have to keep gardening.

 

[wattson]

In the past I put 2 aptaisia eating matted filefish in mt tank, they took care of most asptaisia and moved onto the digitate hydroids ,have not seen the hydroids after that

 

[Snoopdog]

In the past I put 2 aptaisia eating matted filefish in mt tank, they took care of most asptaisia and moved onto the digitate hydroids ,have not seen the hydroids after that

I am a little late to the party but what did it for me was either Electric Blue Hermit or Halloween Hermits, they mow down hydroids.

 

[elysics]

I am a little late to the party but what did it for me was either Electric Blue Hermit or Halloween Hermits, they mow down hydroids.

Iiiinteresting

I wouldn't let them up on my fragboards, but if that's true they could get rid of my infestation

The one in the video that comes up when i google it says it's an electric blue, but has solid blue legs unlike all the other ones that come up when i google electric blue hermit, if i am going to allow hermits back into my tank i don't want the wrong kind, doe the blue black striped ones eat them too?

 

[Snoopdog]

Iiiinteresting

I wouldn't let them up on my fragboards, but if that's true they could get rid of my infestation

The one in the video that comes up when i google it says it's an electric blue, but has solid blue legs unlike all the other ones that come up when i google electric blue hermit, if i am going to allow hermits back into my tank i don't want the wrong kind, doe the blue black striped ones eat them too?

I have both types, seen both eat Hydroids. They will always be in my clean up crew now, no doubt, they are beast. I have a heavily zoa populated Red Sea e250 and love both of these hermits.