myrionema hydroids

[kari]

wonder if blasting them with super glue would help

[hockey nut]

You basically have to take the rock and bore the little buggers out. I spent a couple of hours digging those suckers out 3-4 pcs of rock. They will spread if you don't remove them.

hth

[christyf5]

So boiling isn't an option? The rocks aren't that big and manual removal would leave me with pretty much nothing but small rubble. I don't really feel like going out and buying more rock that might have the little buggers on them.

[Kabong]

I remember someone saying he got rid of them by roasting them with a torch. Which in theory whould work well as long as you dont have anything else attached to the rock.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by christyf5

So boiling isn't an option?

Boiling the rock would kill everything on the rock, hydroids included.

[geopod]

OK I am looking at the pic bu what exactly am I looking for??

george

and no i dont have blonde hair

[Ruth]

The little brown fuzzy things that almost look like mini feather dusters all clumped together.

[Snappy]

You might try pulling the rock out, cut off what you can and then syringe a little bleach into the infested area while keeping the frag moist and protected with a SW soaked cloth. Let sit for about 5-10 minutes, rinse well and put it back in. Wait an hour or so and do a 10% water change to make sure the traces of chlorine are subdued. Might be worth a try. This of course would depend on your sense of adventure as well as where the the pesky beggars are located in relation to the coral. If that scares you maybe try using straight PH buffer, or something else strong that might kill it.
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