white stringy things

[Timbo13]

Yesterday I noticed these two long white stringy things coming of the rock next to my zoanthids. There's two of them. They kind of look like a spiderweb. Allso, they seem to have gotten longer overnight, so I'm just wondering if I should be concerned. Sorry about the picture quality.

 

[SHNICI]

Oooopppps, be very careful, don't touch it at the moment
It's Benthic technophobe

 

[SHNICI]

Actually: Benthic ctenophores

P.S. Sorry for the prev. name, autocorrector :(

Have a read about, and don't leave it to come invasive LINK - images

 

[Timbo13]

Thanks for the response. Should I get rid of the rock that it's on? Is it going to damage my livestock?

 

[SHNICI]

This creature can for no time to overtake avery single place in your aquaria, feeding on phyto and zooplankton. It stay mainly on soft corals (leather corals) but also can be found on Gorgonians and LR as well.
Isn't damaging straight the corals (which is good) but soon can cover most of it and the tentacles aren't going to open.

 

[SHNICI]

Best way of getting rid of it: take turkey baster, and try to siphon it in (with)!
If isn't detaching from the surface, BLOW and suck, Blow and suck until it detach. You can't pick it up with tweezers or anything, it will split on 2 or more bits and every single one will regrow (like aiptasia)

 

[Timbo13]

Ok. I guess I should goodbye yo my zoanthids. Thanks

 

[SHNICI]

Ok. I guess I should goodbye yo my zoanthids. Thanks

Isn't damaging the corals that easy, just don't let them extend and disturbing them

 

[Timbo13]

So I should just leave it and it'll be fine?

 

[SHNICI]

Look at the photos 1st and see how it look like in your tank, and look to suck with the baster all of it, don't let it split :)
Once you done it you are fine, but it's good to look after similar thing, usually they go few on a frag, so you may have and another one

 

[SHNICI]

So I should just leave it and it'll be fine?

Sorry, I mean isn't killing the corals, it's making them to starve to death when they can't open or not enough food in the system (which it will pick up constantly to multiply)
So take it out :)
Hope now is clear.

 

[Timbo13]

I'll try to suck it off the rock with a turkey baster. Thanks

 

[SHNICI]

Ctenophores - some notes from an expert

Platyctenida - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Coeloplana: Benthic ctenophores living right under your nose | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Ctenophora is a phylum of marine animals most commonly referred to as comb jellies. You may have seen these in various documentaries, manifesting themselves as gelatinous geometric shapes fringed in…

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[samnaz]

Whoa I think this is a comb jelly, a ctenphore. So cool! Have never seen one pop up as a hitchhiker in a reef tank, but certainly possible.

 

[SHNICI]

Whoa I think this is a comb jelly, a ctenphore. So cool! Have never seen one pop up as a hitchhiker in a reef tank, but certainly possible.

I got few from one LFS, 1st one really freak me out, because I saw only the string coming out from gorgonian and it was over 25 cm long with that strings on it..., later on I found another few on leather coral

 

[Timbo13]

I got rid of it last night. It was a purple color so it was really hard to find on the rocks. Did you get rid of yours?

 

[SHNICI]

I got rid of it last night. It was a purple color so it was really hard to find on the rocks. Did you get rid of yours?

Yes, and I put them in a box with some water form the tank, and they survive near 5-6 months sometimes only changing the water :)
They day probably 2 months ago, but there was probably -7-8 from only 3. w/o food

 

[SHNICI]

photo of it after you take it out ?

 

[Timbo13]

I didn't take a photo after removing it. I just put it in the bin, but I took a photo of it just before I removed it. It's the purple thing on the zoa.

 

[SHNICI]

I didn't take a photo after removing it. I just put it in the bin, but I took a photo of it just before I removed it. It's the purple thing on the zoa.

the one on my leather and the gorgonian was brownish to clear :) Very hard to see if it's over the coral or any surface at all :D
Good camouflage