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what are these? and how do i kill them?

post #1 of 11
9/1/10 at 4:08pm
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post #2 of 11
9/7/10 at 9:25pm

i am new to the forum but i believe they are glass anemones some will disagree but i use a hypodermic needle and put lemon juice in them or they could just be feather dusters before taking any action wait for other responses i am not 100% on this

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post #3 of 11
9/7/10 at 10:19pm



 

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Originally Posted by hites87 View Post

i am new to the forum but i believe they are glass anemones some will disagree but i use a hypodermic needle and put lemon juice in them or they could just be feather dusters before taking any action wait for other responses i am not 100% on this



I think some type of barnacle, if it has a duster worm like tube then its what I was thinking of and OK. If not then they do look like some type of anemone.

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post #4 of 11
9/7/10 at 10:44pm

Are they completely soft, or do they have a hard part?

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post #5 of 11
9/8/10 at 5:12am

My guess would be colonial hydroids.

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post #6 of 11
9/8/10 at 5:40am

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My guess would be colonial hydroids.


 

Definitely.

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post #7 of 11
9/8/10 at 7:30am
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Definitely.


Should he get rid of them?
 

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post #8 of 11
9/8/10 at 7:50am


 

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My guess would be colonial hydroids.





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Definitely.


darn it! the one time I don't say hydroids, I'm correct

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post #9 of 11
9/8/10 at 2:59pm
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well, what ever they are, i believe i found the fix, about 4 days ago i purchased a mandarin and a copper banded butterfly fish, and i believe the copper banded is eating them, it apears the numbers of these little pest are dwinding. and futher note, they turn into what looks to be small brownish jelly fish.

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post #10 of 11
9/8/10 at 4:48pm
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well, what ever they are, i believe i found the fix, about 4 days ago i purchased a mandarin and a copper banded butterfly fish, and i believe the copper banded is eating them, it apears the numbers of these little pest are dwinding. and futher note, they turn into what looks to be small brownish jelly fish.


Then they are hydroids.

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post #11 of 11
9/8/10 at 4:59pm

If it were me I would get the new bulkheads. The fewer the connections the less chance for possible leaks.

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