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I have two yellowtail blue damsels that were my first (sacrafice) fish in my tank. They never bother anybody. My clowns and damsel pick on all newcomers for a while, but it usually gets sorted out in a day to two.

They actually look better in the pics than they do in the tank. I think I'll pull the rock out and put it in a seperate container and pluck them off with a tweezers. Rinse the rock and put it back in my tank. It can only get worse.

Thanks, There are two of them, they came on the same rock.

Beth, Did you figure a way to get rid of your hydroids. I found your post with pics and it looks like that's what I have in my tank. Did you try Kalk paste?

Do you get rid of them the same way you do aiptasia, nuke them with kalk?

Thats what I thought and was hoping but, paranoia sneaks in.

Good question. Sometimes they are called mushroom anemones or disc anemones. According to Borneman, in his book aquarium corals there is still scientific controversy. I quote, "They are part of a taxonomic nightmare and difficult to identify with any degree of accuracy." I guess they have...

SHould I keep or get rid of them. I'm snowed in today and doing major mainenance.??

My purple ones have moved around into some amazing places.

Yes, and it has moved once. It also shrinks when the halides are off but not all the way.

This came on the same rock as my blue shrooms. I just found them today. They look nice whatever they are.

These guys are about 1/2 inch tall and came on the rock with the blue shrooms. They didn't pop up for a couple of weeks after I got the rock. I posted pics last week, but I thought I try some under a different light.

I got my halides in July and also had lots of hitchhikers on the last two purchases I made. What's this? I thought it was a ricordia before it moved and the stem got long.

I have mine in my sump. Took care of my phosphate problems.

I used one for a while on my old tank. I had littler bristle worms. Loaded the trap with dried brine shrimp and caught worms about an inch long. I don't think I would bother with the kind of bristle worms I had now, I think they might be good for a tank, but yours sounds like the big bad...

Thanks, I'll do some research on Hydroids. If my whatervers - possible - hydroids get more interesting, I'll post some more pics in a couple of weeks.

Wow they do sort of look like that but they are brown. The stems are soft. I just checked and they don't close when bugged or lights out. Are they okay? Yours are pretty. I want these to turn that color.

This pic might be better

Brown. It looks like a little anemone on top of a tube like stem. Or a little duster on top of the stem. Let me try another pic.

Well, maybe I'll just wait and watch. I have lots of snails which have kept my tank clean of hair. I have removed a couple of bubbles, but they were easy to identify. My water parameters are good. These guys definitely hitched a ride.