white thread, hair like strings coming out of rock

[Robertchrisroph]

Hello and good morning. I have like white stings coming from behind my rock and its spreading. It can retract. Not a feather duster. the strings are long . Thank you.

 

[beadlocked450r]

Spaghetti worm? Hard to guess with no pictures

 

[KJ]

Polychaete - TerebellidSpaghetti Worm

Suitability: Score!

Diet: Feeds on detritus.

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[Robertchrisroph]

Yea I don't think they would show up in pic and I will look up spaghetti worm. Thank you

 

[Downbeach]

Does it look like this:

 

[KJ]

Yea I don't think they would show up in pic and I will look up spaghetti worm. Thank you

YW

 

[twilliard]

Are they individual white strands with very small white bumps down the length of it?

 

[Robertchrisroph]

@twilliard yes

 

[twilliard]

Those are nasty hydroids. Stings anything they touch. Also will multiply to hundreds and hundreds of them if left alone.
Tough battle to bring them douwn

 

[KJ]

Hydroids - BranchingHydroids

Suitability: Score!

Diet: Filter Feeder

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[Robertchrisroph]

Crap

 

[twilliard]

Those are the wrong ones KJ

 

[twilliard]

Digitate hydroids
I have spent several years making a chemical solution that is reef safe for hydroids.
I have found a way to rid of these never to show up again (unless imported)

 

[KJ]

Those are the wrong ones KJ

Soory

 

[twilliard]

No problem KJ!
these are nasty little guys you should see what they do to zoanthids!
Manual removal is impossible
Here is a post I made a few years back helping someone out then I was asked to write an article on it. Naa I hate to type lol

 

[blitz49]

Are they individual white strands with very small white bumps down the length of it?

I got rid of those with a hydrogen peroxide dip.

 

[twilliard]

The method I introduce is for aquariums when removing rock is not feasible to the stability of the tank.

 

[twilliard]

I got rid of those with a hydrogen peroxide dip.

If you don't get every last one of them they will return.
Digitate hydroids are tough to rid of cause they attach to places you can't even see.
So peroxide don't get me wrong is awesome for a lot of things an established tank will not be eradicated with peroxide unless you are treating the whole tank

 

[blitz49]

If you don't get every last one of them they will return.
Digitate hydroids are tough to rid of cause they attach to places you can't even see.
So peroxide don't get me wrong is awesome for a lot of things an established tank will not be eradicated with peroxide unless you are treating the whole tank

Agree if its everywhere in the tank. Luckily for me it was on a few rocks, so I took out those rocks and dipped it.

 

[blitz49]

Twilliard,

Would safeguard 4 work on branching hydroids?

Thanks