Colonial hydroids

[Proteus]

Got some in tank

Anyone know how to get rid of short of taking out the rock

[Aquattro]

Think I read that the Fluke Tabs killed them too..

[DEAD_BY_DAWN]

They do :)

[reefwars]

really?? even the tiny white ones??


huh i may have to look into that ive been going nuts trying to find a way to get rid of mine never thought about fluke tabs.

mine are not the typical brown ones but the tiny white ones .....

[Aquattro]

Problem is supply of tabs in the country is dwindling :)

[Proteus]

Ok. If I did manage to find a fluke tab is ther a ratio per gallon. Are other animals affected buy it. Corals shrimp?

[Aquattro]

One tab per 100g. Kills cleaner shrimp for sure. All SPS were fine, and all LPS that I have. Did not kill the 2 aptaisia in the tank.

[coolhandgoose]

Can you post a pic of it?

[Delphinus]

FWIW, the few times I had an outbreak, my dwarf angels usually took care of it. (potters angel or flame angels).

You can also try smothering them with epoxy and then removing the epoxy later.

Blowtorch worked pretty good for me on a couple rocks. Be careful if you try it, I read somewhere you can explode the rock if you heat it unevenly. Didn't happen to me but prudence dictates that I repeat the warning that was given to me :)

[Myka]

mine are not the typical brown ones but the tiny white ones .....

Digitate hydroids.

[Proteus]

Can you post a pic of it?

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/titus991/BE05620E-398D-43B3-AA36-41502A69730C-995-0000010629081176.jpg

[dreef]

Problem is supply of tabs in the country is dwindling :)

Ya i'm running low brad,down to maybe a 1/2 dozen...i should find out where my friend got those years ago.I can't remember why i got them,never used even one.

[Aquattro]

Ya i'm running low brad,down to maybe a 1/2 dozen...i should find out where my friend got those years ago.I can't remember why i got them,never used even one.

I've been trying to find some, but no luck so far. Looking online in the UK, etc, but nothing...

[dreef]

I'll phone my "contact" tommorrow and send you a pm

[reefwars]

Digitate hydroids.


yeah thats the ones, way worse to get rid of:(

isnt it also called feather hydroids? i could be wrong on that though ;)

any tips mindy??

[reefwars]

im estimating i have anywhere from 100-300 and my tank is riddled with them......going ulns isnt an option for me ,nor is to stop feeding or broadcast feeding or killing my rock.


some people on reef central report some small success with peps, but over all seems the cure is to go ultra low nutrient system....fml lol

[reefwars]

after doing some reading i dont think fluke tabs will kill these kind of hydroids:(

[MMAX]

I had 2 or 3 different kinds before I treated my tank with fluke tabs last week. Killed them all.

[Proteus]

If anyone has one to sell please let me know

[Coasting]

Is there a particular kind of "fluke tab" or brand I guess? I wouldn't mind trying this out.
Any liquid versions that work? Will anything that kills flukes help rid these stupid things or is it just the tabs?