c_scherer123
04-29-2010, 02:36 AM
I have a pest taking over several colonies of zoos. It is purple, and tends to throw out "shoots" which break off and find a new home. It spreads quickly, and is very invasive - it is even giving my 'island' of GSP a run for its money.
I think it may be some kind of sponge. It looks like it would tear away with ease - it is soft, but doesn't peel away easily, tearing and leaving you about .5 cm of stuff in the tweezers and leaving chunks behind which grow unhindered.
I remembered reading somewhere to avoid letting air touch sponges (at least ones you want to keep), but I gave my one zoo colony a 20min breather, without fazing the pest. I gave another a freshwater dip, and swirled it for about 30 sec, but it still didn't bother the pest.
What is it and how do I get rid of it?
The purple stuff between and below polyps isn't their base, it is the pest. You can see it weaving in and out of the GSP polyps
http://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq176/c_scherer123/aquarium/Saltwater/unknownpest1Medium.jpg
http://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq176/c_scherer123/aquarium/Saltwater/unknownpestMedium.jpg
I think it may be some kind of sponge. It looks like it would tear away with ease - it is soft, but doesn't peel away easily, tearing and leaving you about .5 cm of stuff in the tweezers and leaving chunks behind which grow unhindered.
I remembered reading somewhere to avoid letting air touch sponges (at least ones you want to keep), but I gave my one zoo colony a 20min breather, without fazing the pest. I gave another a freshwater dip, and swirled it for about 30 sec, but it still didn't bother the pest.
What is it and how do I get rid of it?
The purple stuff between and below polyps isn't their base, it is the pest. You can see it weaving in and out of the GSP polyps
http://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq176/c_scherer123/aquarium/Saltwater/unknownpest1Medium.jpg
http://i445.photobucket.com/albums/qq176/c_scherer123/aquarium/Saltwater/unknownpestMedium.jpg