ID please

[redstang]

Found this hiding in my paly's. Friend or foe? Fuzzy white thing right in the middle.....

 

[sharkbait]

Hydroids, possibly.

 

[jennm]

My first guess would also be hydroids.

 

[qasimja]

are hydroids good or bad ive heard so much different info

 

[sharkbait]

Qasimja;664821 wrote: are hydroids good or bad ive heard so much different info

Generally they are considered bad.

 

[redstang]

Do hydroids form tree like structures?

 

[dawgface]

Jenn, you sure that isn't a nudi?

Either way I would gab a tweezers and pick it off. If its a bug you have problems....

 

[redstang]

Broke out my wife's DSLR. It doesn't look like a bug. It looks like a white tree. These any better? Basically it looks like a kenya tree but white?

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[jennm]

DawgFace;664828 wrote: Jenn, you sure that isn't a nudi?

Either way I would gab a tweezers and pick it off. If its a bug you have problems....

Good point... as Barbara asked - if it's mobile, you will probably want to get it out of there. I've never seen a nudibranch quite like that but anything is possible.

If it's fixed in place (like a tiny colony) then I'd go back to my first guess at hydroids.

Hydroids can be a nuisance if they become too numerous. For that tiny bit I'd watch and wait - chances are the zoas will choke them out, but if they become more numerous you might want to hit it with some Aiptasia X or similar.

Jenn

 

[redstang]

JennM;664835 wrote: Good point... as Barbara asked - if it's mobile, you will probably want to get it out of there. I've never seen a nudibranch quite like that but anything is possible.

If it's fixed in place (like a tiny colony) then I'd go back to my first guess at hydroids.

Hydroids can be a nuisance if they become too numerous. For that tiny bit I'd watch and wait - chances are the zoas will choke them out, but if they become more numerous you might want to hit it with some Aiptasia X or similar.

Jenn

It is fixed in place. Could they be baby aptasia?

 

[lilrobb]

Hydroids

 

[jennm]

RedStang;664846 wrote: It is fixed in place. Could they be baby aptasia?

Doubtful. Hydroids seems to be the most popular educated guess

 

[dawgface]

JennM;664882 wrote: Doubtful. Hydroids seems to be the most popular educated guess

Agreed, after the second set of pics it looks like a Hydroid to me.

 

[redstang]

Yep, after looking at more pics that's what they are. I'll take care of them when I get home.

Thanks all!