Does anyone know how to kill digitate hydroids

[Charlie’s Frags]

I started this thread in the hitchhiker critter ID.

Any ideas what these are?

They’re not Vermatid snails bc they do not have a shell. They are irritating the base tissue of some of my acros. https://youtube.com/shorts/8qjsAm1x1nM?feature=share

www.reef2reef.com

 

[carmodpg]

Cut back on feedings.

 

[lemonade]

Peppermint shrimp

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Peppermint shrimp

Thanks
20 are arriving tomorrow

 

[Perry]

Kalk paste?
Seems to me that it kill pretty much anything in nuisance department...

 

[buddie]

How did the peppermint shrimp do removing them

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

How did the peppermint shrimp do removing them

The peppermint shrimp worked great
I haven’t seen any digitates or aiptasia in a long time. I have not seen any shrimp either though.

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

The peppermint shrimp worked great
I haven’t seen any digitates or aiptasia in a long time. I have not seen any shrimp either though.

Charlie, thanks for the update. I have several of these popping up and causing problems. One just stung my new Speciosa (Cpt. Crozier) so bad I had to re-cut it. Luckily it was right at the base.

So have you had any issues with the peppermint damaging corals? I got one about 4 yrs ago and as soon as I put it in the tank it migrated to a Stylophora and starting ripping polyps out of it! Haven’t tried one since....

 

[shakacuz]

The peppermint shrimp worked great

where did you order them from?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

where did you order them from?

Oh man….don’t get me lying

Probably liveaquaria or bluezooacquatics

Reefcleaners.org had some of their website last week

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

So have you had any issues with the peppermint damaging corals?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

So have you had any issues with the peppermint damaging corals?

Me? Nope

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

Cool, I’m gonna try one in the frag tank

 

[jda]

About three years is all that you can expect the peppermints to live. Make a mental note to replace them about then. I have never had them eat any coral, but I also make sure that they are fed. They are not coral eaters, but they probably will before they starve... and so would any of us.

I get mine from reeftopia.com so that I know that they came from the Florida Keys.

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

About three years is all that you can expect the peppermints to live. Make a mental note to replace them about then. I have never had them eat any coral, but I also make sure that they are fed. They are not coral eaters, but they probably will before they starve... and so would any of us.

I get mine from reeftopia.com so that I know that they came from the Florida Keys.

My reef minions are stupidly well fed lol. I can’t bring myself to even let them go 1 day without a feast.

What is the benefit/reason you want one from the Keys?

 

[jda]

They eat the aiptasia. There are about eight? varieites of peppermints in the Gulf and Atlantic. The ones from the keys L. Wurdemanni are the best. The other ones are OK, but hit or miss and these are nearly 100%. I am not good enough to know how to identify them by looking at them, so I don't chance it and just order from ReefTopia where I know what I am getting.

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

They eat the aiptasia. There are about eight? varieites of peppermints in the Gulf and Atlantic. The ones from the keys L. Wurdemanni are the best. The other ones are OK, but hit or miss and these are nearly 100%. I am not good enough to know how to identify them by looking at them, so I don't chance it and just order from ReefTopia where I know what I am getting.

I don’t have aiptasia, knock on wood, but I have seen several of these hydroids. Thanks for the info!

 

[shakacuz]

I don’t have aiptasia, knock on wood, but I have seen several of these hydroids. Thanks for the info!

i had one rock overrun with them as well as bryopsis... won the bryopsis battle with lettuce nudi, emerald, and pitho crabs (and dolabella sea hare until it died due to nutrient spike). now it's the hydroid war..

thanks @jda for the recommendation.

 

[nathang]

I had a ton, one day added a 6line and aptasia filefish and they were all gone in 2 days. Not sure which was responsible since I added both fish at the same time but I’m not complaining!

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

My 6 line is a constant hunter. She’s not touched any of them.

I found 7 last night after lights out. They were all attached to the bottom of plugs. Grrr
Here’s a pic of a Jolt frag that I could never get happy. One side of the frag would always lose tissue. Well guess what side the Digatate was on? o_O I’m guessing I won’t have anymore tissue issues with this frag now....