ID please

[Johnnychainsaw]

any idea what these are?

 

[ReeferBob]

baby brittle stars it looks like.

 

[Liquid360]

+1 Baby stars

 

[Mike J.]

It's Hydroids. LionfishLair.com - Hitchhiker Guide to your Aquarium

 

[ReeferBob]

It's Hydroids. LionfishLair.com - Hitchhiker Guide to your Aquarium

Hey great site!

 

[Johnnychainsaw]

Yes great site thanks. What should I do with them. I think my clowns are getting ready to mate.

 

[Liquid360]

+1 hemorrhoids

 

[Mike J.]

+1 hemorrhoids

LOL! Sorry, Liquid.

 

[Liquid360]

+1!!

LOL! Sorry, Liquid.

 

[Mike J.]

Hydroids 99% of the time aren't going to hurt anything. They possess zooxanthellae and are filter feeders. Although that is a real good site for identification it is not always correct on the facts. Colonial Hydroids could be a different matter as they may sting desirable corals, etc., that are close to them. Here's a link, so you can come to your own conclusion. Hydroids: Chances Are We Have Them but Do We Want Them in Our Aquariums - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

 

[ajwalker261985]

Look like glass anemones to me aka aiptasia??

 

[ajwalker261985]

I had some aiptasia growing like this on my glass and before I knew it I had bigger,brown coloured ones growing on my rocks.

After I got advice on here I got rid of them now but worth being on the look out even if I'm wrong.

 

[Johnnychainsaw]

After close examination they are hydroids. Thanks for the input and web page suggestions.