Hydroids on Trachy skeleton

[pharazon]

Hello!

I picked up a Trachy that looks like it has hydroids growing on its skeleton. I will post pics once the lights come on, but I wanted to know what the best practice would be for removing/killing off the hydroids without jeopardizing the health of the coral.

I did some reading this morning and it looks like dipping does not work on hydroids. The general consensus seemed to be either kalk paste or putty over it. One of them is pretty close to the flesh, so I wasn’t sure what approach would be best.

Thank you for your input and advice!

 

[pharazon]

Here are some pictures. They are hard to capture with the cellphone camera.

In the first picture, there are several clustered together and they are brown. In the second picture, it is a single white filament.

 

[HolisticBear]

I used Fish Bendazole, available on Amazon, to wipe them out in my tank. There is a big R2R thread on the meds

It's cheap. If you have a spare tank, you could treat it there for 30h, then return it to main tank.

https://www.thomaslabs.com/product/fish-bendazole/fish-wormers

 

[pharazon]

I used Fish Bendazole, available on Amazon, to wipe them out in my tank. There is a big R2R thread on the meds

It's cheap. If you have a spare tank, you could treat it there for 30h, then return it to main tank.

https://www.thomaslabs.com/product/fish-bendazole/fish-wormers

That it’s a fantastic idea! Thank you for the links.