Weird white tubes near zoas

[vampirexevipex]

Hello! Months ago i bought some zoanthids and most of them died because they fell of the branch they where at and got lost either between rocks or the anemones got them.
Right now, months later i have 6 of the surviving zoas and... where the other where at (the ones that died) there is some white tubes growing, anyone what is that thing?
Heres a pic:

 

[reefr]

those look like aiptasia more than anything to me..

 

[vampirexevipex]

...Aaaand how do i get rid of this white tubes?

 

[reefr]

do you feed the zoas? can you take a pic of them face on, so I can see the polyps of the zoas?

 

[vampirexevipex]

The Zoas are the things under the cirlce, while the tubes are the arrow pointed WTF's:

The White Tubes are the THINGZ under the cirlce:

 

[bang guy]

The white tubes are Tunicates.

 

[reefr]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/393582/weird-white-tubes-near-zoas#post_3502127
The white tubes are Tunicates.
precisely

 

[vampirexevipex]

Uhmmm bad or good?

 

[bang guy]

Neither. They won't harm anything.
That white filiment looking stuff you are wondering about is just a sponge. It won't harm anything either.
You do have a HUGE Aiptasia at the top of the first picture. If you have small fish there is a small chance it could harm them. That particular species of Aiptasia doesn't reproduce as rapidly as others.

 

[reefr]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bang Guy http:///t/393582/weird-white-tubes-near-zoas#post_3502163
You do have a HUGE Aiptasia at the top of the first picture. If you have small fish there is a small chance it could harm them. That particular species of Aiptasia doesn't reproduce as rapidly as others.
KNEW IT!
tunicates are just filter feeders.

 

[vampirexevipex]

I know about the aiptasia, thats a Warty anemone, i got 3 others: 2 Corkscrew anemone and a strangely weird green colored Banded Tube Dwelling-Anemone. They are just fine, my parrotfish keeps them from reproducing and my other fish don't get bothered by them.

 

[reefr]

paarrotfish? what size tank is this?

 

[vampirexevipex]

Its baby parrotfishy :> its a 55 gallon tank, as soon as he starts to grow we will release him.

 

[reefr]

good.

 

[bang guy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by vampirexevipex http:///t/393582/weird-white-tubes-near-zoas#post_3502203
Its baby parrotfishy :> its a 55 gallon tank, as soon as he starts to grow we will release him.
Please don't release it. Either find someone that will take it or kill it.

 

[vampirexevipex]

Well since my last post.... the sponge is growing and my zoas are irrated (3 died ;~ and the sponges are taking all over the place the sponge even grows on other plants!!! CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A SOLUTION!?! also.... why kill the parrotfish? :c

 

[bang guy]

You have introduced organisms from various oceans into your aquarium. If you release anything from your tank into the wild there is a risk of ecological disaster. This has already happened several times. Don't be the source of the next one. Please!

 

[vampirexevipex]

How you know I have gathered fish from other oceans? I found the parrotfish at a local beach dying of parasites, so I took care of him without noticing how big he was gonna get...