hydroid?

[packman9111]

Think it's some type of hydroid. good or bad? if bad, how can you get rid of them? tks rick

 

[Anonymous]

I think they're hydroids..I have them too and I guess they're harmless...(what Ive been told by members on here)

 

[Anonymous]

If you mean the green thingies, those are zooanthids. (not pests)

mario

 

[Anonymous]

are you sure Mariob...That is highly zoomed in pic for zoanthids...lighting, aparture and other things could effect the color you are seeing as green...

 

[packman9111]

The color is green, pretty bright too.

 

[Anonymous]

Then they could be zoos and I stand corrected...

 

[wade1]

My guesses as to what they are:

palythoa polyps
majano anemones (not as likely)
slowly returning zoanthids

Probably not hydroids as they are not very tentacle-y (new word, I know).

Wade

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Probably not hydroids as they are not very tentacle-y (new word, I know).

Wade

Take another look at the pic. At the very top of the LR you can see the long tentacles showing against the blue background of the tank. Even my button polyps don't have tentacles that long.

I'm saying hydroids.

 

[wade1]

Good point! I missed that thinking there was a solo aiptasia hanging out up there. Ok, vote altered. Hydroids now has the lead vote from me.

Thanks Sugar Magnolia... totally missed that (crappy 14" work monitor doesn't help things).

 

[packman9111]

you're right, they do have long tentacles. guess what threw me was the green color.

now that most agree they are hydroids, should something be done to control them.

FWIW, this tanks (26g bf) is only to maintain the live rock & a few cleaning critters until I get my 110g up & running. LR will be used to seed additional base rock.

Thanks - Rick

 

[wade1]

I wouldn't be worried about them. In most tanks, they seem to vanish after a while. I rarely see them lasting for very long. However, if they do happen to like your tank (I think they require pretty heavy feeding really) they could become problematic to control.

 

[Anonymous]

So I couldve been right...Try getting a better pic if you can..It'll be much easier to ID then just educated guessing...