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yehudap
10/16/2006, 12:58 PM
My reef has become infected with Myrionema hydroids.
Has anyone come up with a way to rid the aquarium of these pests?
yehudap
10/17/2006, 08:19 AM
bump
yehudap
10/18/2006, 12:25 PM
anyone?
snslarison
10/18/2006, 12:26 PM
tagging along. I would like to know as well.
jimroth
10/18/2006, 01:22 PM
They are still thriving in my tank after six years! I tried a string of different (commonly availablle) seaslugs hoping that I would find a hydroid eater. No luck. There has to be a seaslug that eats these things!
TimTen
10/18/2006, 02:34 PM
can you post a picture of the hydroids. I haven't heard of any slug that will eat them. Some say KeyHole Limpets eat them. Others have used a Kalk paste or vinagar.
TitansFan
10/18/2006, 03:13 PM
A blowtorch might work ;)
Actually I have found nothing that kills them really. As mentioned I had heard keyhole limpets sometimes eat them. I have also heard though some keyhole limpets can aquire tastes for corals as well.
yehudap
10/19/2006, 10:43 AM
I did a search before posting my question (in my experience, searching works better).
These are the most informative results:
A thread about using a medication called Panacur
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=543960&highlight=Myrionema

Ron Shimeks views on using Panacur
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=555199&highlight=Myrionema

Longest thread I found detailing various experiences with attempted 'remedies'
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=727788&highlight=Myrionema

From Ron Shimeks forum - not very helpful
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49149&perpage=25&highlight=Myrionema%20amboinensis&pagenumber=2

I was hoping someone had come up with something new (the useful threads I found were from about a year ago).

Someone from my local forum said that the sea slug Caloria indica would eat them. Good luck finding it though.