pogi pants
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does anyone know how to get rid of a hydroid colony? are they even bad? because they seem to keep multiplying.
hydroids
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royal gang
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dude, don't worry, joes juice and im out lol
:hilarious
pogi pants
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so do you know what gets rid of them? is there a fish that eats them or an invert that eats them? or do i have to do some scrubbing?
memphis
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Ohhh yeah, sorry. Stinging hydroids have few natural predators. If you have corals in the tank, it may be difficult to avoid manual extraction. You could try a stiff bristled toothbrush tied to the end of a siphon tube so that you could siphon slowly and scrub at the same time. You need to avoid fragmenting and spreading them. GL.
pogi pants
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i have FOWLR
so is there anything else besides scrubbing that will get rid of them :thinking:
so is there anything else besides scrubbing that will get rid of them :thinking:
memphis
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well you can use a deworming product called Panacur is still in the testing stage. A dosage of 1mg per 1 gallon of water seems to be very effective in killing hydroids of all stages. This is not safe for inverts or live corals. I have never tried this and I do not what it effects other than what is stated. Therefor I cannot recommend this but its out there. Sounds risky though... :notsure:
pogi pants
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i guess i'll bust out a toothbrush and siphon. i touched it today while i was re-arranging my rockwork and it didn't sting me. is that a good sign... or do i just have thick skin on my hands