Need help with ID

[ReefJedi]

Not sure what this is - looks green under blue lights. Seems to irritate my zoas.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hydroids

 

[ReefJedi]

Hydroids

Thank you for IDing it.

What should I do? Is there a good way to get rid of them? Pluck them with tweezers?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thank you for IDing it.

What should I do? Is there a good way to get rid of them? Pluck them with tweezers?

If they're colonial hydroids, which I suspect they are, they have a hard tube. Best bet is to scrape them off, but try not to upset your zoas in doing so.

 

[ReefJedi]

They look like they have hard tubes but it turns out they don't. When I try to grab them with tweezers they shrivel up and I can't get between zoas. i think I poked a zoa while trying and I saw it release a brown stream of something into the water... Any ideas on what I can try next?

 

[Mike N]

Make sure you have a fine point applicator for super glue and just put a dab over them. That's what I do when they get on my frags.

 

[ReefJedi]

Make sure you have a fine point applicator for super glue and just put a dab over them. That's what I do when they get on my frags.

Thanks for the tip Mike. I'll try that. Do you pull it out of the water or can I do it in the water?

 

[Mike N]

Thanks for the tip Mike. I'll try that. Do you pull it out of the water or can I do it in the water?

You can do it either way, but its easier to be accurate out of water.