HELP with hydroid

[DedHed]

hey,

what eats hydroid? it's taking over some of my LR. it even grows down into the sand.

the tanks been setup for about 8 months and is otherwise doing SUPER. corraline sprouting up and all the other corals doing great!

i'm pretty sure this stuff is hydroid. looks like a spider web, kinda.

Dennis

[SeaNemesis]

The crispita nudibranch is said to eat hydroids, but typically will only eat them when they feel the need to protect themselves because once they start eating hydroids they are able to sting themselves. Pretty much when you are plaqued with hydroids and they are harming your fish you need to berak down and sterilize. Hydroids are typically only dangerous to small fish and fry. Do you have a lot of baby brine in your tank? This would be their main diet.

[DedHed]

no, i don't think they are bothering anything besides choking out some of my mushrooms!

i may try that nudibranch!

thanks
Dennis

[tlc]

does any one have a picture of what a hydroid looks like or a more accurate description. thanks

[SeaNemesis]

I will have some shortly. I took some speimans to a friends and took some pics under an eletron microscope. I will post them once I get them back.