Spaghetti And Hair Worms ??

goobe

goobe

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umm im not sure if i have one in my coral.
tonight when i was looking at my tankw ith its lights off i noticed a "cob web" thing coming from my coral. is this a hair worm?
if so is it bad?
im scared what do i do if its bad
 
goobe

goobe

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So ive been watchign it more and more it seems like its fishing it will spit out webbs let it float around for a bit then suck it back in. i tried to take a pic but its hard :S
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Is there any chance that could be a hyroid. The vermitid casts a web more along surfaces. Hydroids cast out a single stand with multiple little strands up into the water column.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3160667
Is there any chance that could be a hyroid. The vermitid casts a web more along surfaces. Hydroids cast out a single stand with multiple little strands up into the water column.
I just saw he mentioned "Cob web like" appearance....
 
cranberry

cranberry

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There is a hydroid, and I don't have a picture of it, that is like a cob web of sorts. Found often with leather corals.... but can be any. It casts a string with these little string "out" and can pull them back in. Of course, you can't tell much from the pic, but the "straight out" beaviour reminds me of such.
 
goobe

goobe

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i think cranberry is right i think its a hydroid aswell
i found it in my toadstool leather and it is a single strand of web
again is it bad?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3160674
There is a hydroid, and I don't have a picture of it, that is like a cob web of sorts. Found often with leather corals.... but can be any. It casts a string with these little string "out" and can pull them back in. Of course, you can't tell much from the pic, but the "straight out" beaviour reminds me of such.
NO PICTURE

You know I count on you for these things
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Ya, they sting. Removal is recommended. I have to be honest, I have no experience with them besides observing them at the LFS. I'm not sure what people's modes of removal have been.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Spanko and Bang Guy may be able to step in a tell ya what they have heard works for these guys. Any advice I could give would be a straight regurg.
Be sure to bring back any recommendation here and let us know what worked for you.
They are often just called hydroids, but maybe a search for Ctenophora may turn up some hits for ya.
 
spanko

spanko

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I would take the coral out of the tank, it looks like it is attached to a small rock, and snip off a small pc. of the cap where it is attached. Use a sharp pair of scissors, or a xacto knife. Won't hurt the leather to do this and you can just discard the hydroid. The coral will heal fairly quickly where you cut it.
JMO.
 
goobe

goobe

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So i cut the cap and where the hydroid is
heres a pic
the leather mad liek mucus coming out of it as you can see in the pic

i hope i did it properly ! thanks for the help spanko cran and meow!!
 
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