hydriods

monocus · #1 07-13-2011, 02:33 PM

i have hundreds of them.seems to have come from my brine shrimp,as they are now in my gobie breeding tank.i am now raising upside down jellyfish.my bannerfish seems to like eating them-or at least tearing them apart

Delphinus · #2 07-13-2011, 03:31 PM

I used to have the brown kind on my rocks covering everything. Every so often I'd scrape them off but they go deep into the rocks so it's difficult to control that way. You can try covering/smothering them in epoxy (you can always remove the epoxy later).

Mine started to disappear after I got a potter's angel. I have read somewhere that pygmy angels can sometimes eat them, although I never saw it happen - but something caused them to disappear. So, if a pygmy (dwarf) angel is something you wanted and can fit in your tank and you've just been waiting for the right excuse to get one - here you go.

waynemah · #3 07-16-2011, 08:46 AM

I had an outbreak in my tank a little while back. Purchased an aiptasia eating filefish (I just like them) and the hydroids went away. I'm not sure if it's related, as i've read they can just "go away" by themselves.

ScubaGirl · #4 07-16-2011, 03:14 PM

A couple days late but here they are:

Any thoughts on what I've got plaguing my tank? Is this hydroids? ~help~

Thank you in advance for your advice!

Delphinus · #5 07-16-2011, 03:38 PM

Yes most assuredly those are hydroids. Looks the same as what I had anyhow.

ScubaGirl · #6 07-16-2011, 05:48 PM

Any suggestions on the best plan of attack since they are wide-spread throughout the tank? I can't epoxy everything.

Probably 2-3 days away from having my parameters right to do my second 3 day black-out for the dinos too.

Getting put through my paces with this tank lately. Trying to stay positive though. Every challenge is a learning opportunity, right? Right....

Delphinus · #7 07-16-2011, 07:43 PM

Hang in there, it can be challenging. I find things go in cycles, things are great, things are lousy, things are great, things are lousy .. the low points make the high points that much sweeter maybe? I dunno.

Is a pygmy (dwarf) angel an option for you? A flame angel perhaps or a potter's? Or you can try the filefish like monocus suggested, the only hesitation with those are they can be prone to eating other things you rather they didn't (ie., blastomussa's, acan's, other LPS, zoanthids..). USUALLY they are pretty well behaved but .............. . The other thing to watch for with filefish is they jump. Looking at them you'd think they weren't prone to jumping but they are.