Zoas being stung! HELP!

Shift_9k · #1 09/14/2007, 01:46 PM

These little things have started to grow out of my zoa rock. I dont know what they are, but it seems they are starting to bother em. What are they how should I get rid of em? I tried plucking some out but only seemed to pluck out the first half of their bodies. Will they regenerate?

I dont want them spreading thru out. HELP!

Dont mind my arrows i was really tired and it was really late.

stoneroller · #2 09/14/2007, 02:08 PM

Hydroids. I pulled my zoas out and tweezed the droids off. I'm watching to see if they do grow back.

Shift_9k · #3 09/14/2007, 02:14 PM

I've had that frag for 3+ months how did they just come outta no where?

stoneroller · #4 09/14/2007, 02:36 PM

Same here. They are just in the tank, on the rock, ...

aquarius77 · #5 09/14/2007, 04:45 PM

I agree, they appear to be hydroids. Do some research and figure out how to rid yourself of them. I have never experienced them but i have read that they can be a headache.

Hypertek99 · #6 09/14/2007, 05:33 PM

Yep hydroids the only way to get rid of them is to use a tweezer and pull them off.

Shift_9k · #7 09/14/2007, 07:58 PM

would they spread all throughout the tank?

Hypertek99 · #8 09/14/2007, 08:51 PM

yes they will and they get all over the place and they multiply fast too.

euphoricgear · #9 09/14/2007, 09:07 PM

are they bad or just annoying to zoas?

Hypertek99 · #10 09/14/2007, 09:08 PM

They are bad for corals. They sting other corals too.

Peter Eichler · #11 09/14/2007, 10:43 PM

Those particular hydroids seem to have a stronger sting than most. I was able to tweeze them off a rock and not have them come back, at least not in the couple months since I did it.

Shift_9k · #12 09/15/2007, 01:59 AM

So I tweezed some but some still have a base in the rock, will they come back? Im wondering if i should take that frag outta the tank altogether. I really dont want to have to deal with an entire infestation.