Holy Hydroids!

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by Matt Rogers, Jan 10, 2004.

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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    I got those snowflakes all over my glass again. :(

    They seem to come and go, corals are completely unphased.

    I don't have any fish, but I'd like to get some someday, are hydroids bad for fish?

    It's unclear to me why people consider them bad other than their numbers.
     
    Matt Rogers, Jan 10, 2004
    Matt Rogers, Jan 10, 2004
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  2. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Some hydroids can consume small (baby/fry) fish so they also can feed on your pods and such. They also can sting corals leading to possiable death of that coral. Describe your particular ones, maybe I have a solution for you.
     
    Gresham, Jan 10, 2004
    Gresham, Jan 10, 2004
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  3. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Hmm.. they look like little transparent starfish almost.
    They look like most pics I have seen of hydroids.
    Hard to describe.
    :-/
     
    Matt Rogers, Jan 12, 2004
    Matt Rogers, Jan 12, 2004
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  4. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    ive seen pics of the ones you are talking about matt that kind are supposed to come and go not sure if there as harmful as some of the other i seem to get patches of this type of hydroid i grab them with a pair of forceps and pull them out they usually are in the same spots when they come back check out this hydroid link it leads to many others

    hydroid links
     
    karlas, Jan 19, 2004
    karlas, Jan 19, 2004
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