Hydroids or Clove's?

[skinz78]

I recently got this frag in and it has what I think is ether Hydroids or Clove polyps on it. What do you think and should I get rid of them?

 

[kev2me]

Clove polyps. If you can remove the chalice, you can kalk over top them.

 

[Reef lvr]

Cloves for sure! I have had a few small colonys on certain corals, they never seem to get out of hand, would not worry to much about em.. Just my .02

 

[btkrausen]

Yup, cloves. Hydroids skirts are much smaller and thinner, where cloves are much more pronounced as in your pic. Here is a hydroid pic:

 

[Reef lvr]

Yup, cloves. Hydroids skirts are much smaller and thinner, where cloves are much more pronounced as in your pic. Here is a hydroid pic:

Reef Central is a Hydroid?? Lol

 

[btkrausen]

Reef Central is a Hydroid?? Lol

What? haha. That pic came from ReefKeeping.com :) Easier to link pics from other places.

 

[Reef lvr]

Sorry, had to give you a hard time:tongue:

What? haha. That pic came from ReefKeeping.com :) Easier to link pics from other places.

 

[btkrausen]

Sorry, had to give you a hard time:tongue:

No problem. I figured so :)

I've found its easy to link pics on here, and it helps the thread and OP with a visual on difference between stuff :)

 

[skinz78]

Reef Central is a Hydroid?? Lol

ROTFLMAO!! From my experience RC is a little of everything that is less desirable.

 

[skinz78]

All right if you guys say they aren't bad then I won't worry too much about removing them.

 

[dougers31]

They really are pretty little things. I have several small colonies of the blue variety of them and they don't seem to be an issue or sting anything.

 

[skinz78]

I just noticed that they disappeared, I am thinking they didn't like the flow too much, the frag was by my MP40.

 

[reeferman]

get rid of them.contrary to what some think,they become very invasive.my entire 65 gal is coming down and all rock is being trashed because it took over my tank.it grows over everything and chokes out other corals.they have totally ruined my reef.

 

[Viva'sReef]

get rid of them.contrary to what some think,they become very invasive.my entire 65 gal is coming down and all rock is being trashed because it took over my tank.it grows over everything and chokes out other corals.they have totally ruined my reef.

I would follow this advice and get rid of them pronto....before you know it they will be everywhere

 

[skinz78]

I just noticed that they disappeared, I am thinking they didn't like the flow too much, the frag was by my MP40.

They died.