Hydroids? What now?

[Suggsreef]

Found this after a week away.... now what? It’s on about 7 zoa’s. Along with some new random bubble algae.

 

[sixty_reefer]

They zanclea hydroids they are a pain to get rid off

 

[Suggsreef]

Hmmm any advice ?

 

[Leadfooted]

Here's a recent ready I found.

Fenbendazole – eliminate invasive soft corals (Blue Cloves Polyps, Xenia, Aiptasia, Hydriods, etc.)

For those wanting to eliminate invasive soft corals from their tanks; I can report that I successfully eradicated Blue Clove Polyps and Xenia from my tank. I used the canine de-wormer medication Fe…

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[sixty_reefer]

Febenzadole is known to work, you could also try a tiger cowrie, in my tank I’ve dealt with this ones 3 times using febenzadole. It kills most soft corals too not just the hydroids. I now keep them under control with a tiger cowrie can’t say for sure all cowries will eat them.

 

[Suggsreef]

Febenzadole is known to work, you could also try a tiger cowrie, in my tank I’ve dealt with this ones 3 times using febenzadole. It kills most soft corals too not just the hydroids. I now keep them under control with a tiger cowrie can’t say for sure all cowries will eat them.

The cowrie doesn’t eat coral ?
I can’t risk killing soft coral

 

[sixty_reefer]

The cowrie doesn’t eat coral ?
I can’t risk killing soft coral

Mine doesn’t, but the tiger cowrie got a reputation of eating some soft corals. That’s probably the reason I seen mine controlling the hydroids population