what are these? and how do i kill them?

[madarin84]

 

[hites87]

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

 

[geoj]

 
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Originally Posted by hites87 http:///forum/thread/379943/what-are-these-and-how-do-i-kill-them#post_3307068
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.

 

[btldreef]

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

 

[spanko]

My guess would be colonial hydroids.

 

[cranberry]

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Originally Posted by spanko
My guess would be colonial hydroids.
 
Definitely.

 

[mrdc]

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Originally Posted by Cranberry http:///forum/thread/379943/what-are-these-and-how-do-i-kill-them#post_3307117
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Definitely.
Should he get rid of them?
 

 

[btldreef]

 
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Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/thread/379943/what-are-these-and-how-do-i-kill-them#post_3307112
My guess would be colonial hydroids.
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Originally Posted by Cranberry http:///forum/thread/379943/what-are-these-and-how-do-i-kill-them#post_3307117
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Definitely.
darn it! the one time I don't say hydroids, I'm correct

 

[madarin84]

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.

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by madarin84 http:///forum/thread/379943/what-are-these-and-how-do-i-kill-them#post_3307304
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.

 

[spanko]

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