Small things on my glass

zhewitt04 · 07/12/2010, 10:43 AM

I have a 150G with a sump. Where my return line is at there are small thingys on my glass. I could not get a picture becsaue of how small they are. They are stationary. They look like tiny anenomes..... I do not have any aiptasias on my rock so i don't believe those are it. I did add some rubble rock but i didn't see aything similar on the the rock to the thingys. They kinda look like star fish possibly but they transparent. So i am not sure at all what they are. I do know they are not copepods. I just want to know what they are more than anything and make sure they are not harmful. I couldn't take pictures becasue of the size. The picture just looked like a blob. Sorry
Thanks for the help!

Sugar Magnolia · 07/12/2010, 10:59 AM

Scypha sponges maybe? Other possibilities would be hydroid jellies, spirorbid worms.

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Jstdv8 · 07/12/2010, 11:36 AM

is it shaped like a star trek symbol with rounded edges by chance?

bmiller1234 · 07/12/2010, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jstdv8

is it shaped like a star trek symbol with rounded edges by chance?

You can't give a description like that and not say what they are! I want to know what the star trek things are even if I don't have them!

njudson · 07/12/2010, 12:05 PM

I'm gonna guess the star trek thingies are flatworms.

Levito · 07/12/2010, 12:18 PM

lol @ bmiller1234.

Are they they little purple and green colored things, shaped like the rolling stones lips logo, but with antennae shaped like figure 8s? because I would have no idea what those were.

zhewitt04 · 07/12/2010, 04:40 PM

Hydroids it is. Thanks for the help. Does anyone know what they feed on. My guess is algae? No sure though. What do i do to get rid of them?

Syncere · 07/12/2010, 06:58 PM

I have a similar problem with these little guys. If they are on the glass I usually take the mag-float and wipe them out. My wrasse, goby and clown tend to pick them off rocks and the current but they still seem to come back. Kinda helps with feeding though.

zhewitt04 · 07/12/2010, 08:31 PM

Would mandarin's eat them? If so it might be a good thing.

Jstdv8 · 07/12/2010, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by njudson

I'm gonna guess the star trek thingies are flatworms.

Yes, I was going for the flatworms. The clear semi-innocent kind

Jstdv8 · 07/12/2010, 08:36 PM

the hydroids I have in my tank are long and gangly white and they retract when you put light on them.
I suppose there are different kinds

zhewitt04 · 07/13/2010, 07:09 PM

Mine are on the glass and appear to almost double in amount daily. I hope they go away soon. Good news is i do not have any coral. Bad news is they are everywhere. What about a 6 line wrasse will they eat these guys up for me? or some other type of wrasse? and what do they eat so i can try to starve the little bastards.

07/12/2010, 10:43 AM	#1
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Small things on my glass I have a 150G with a sump. Where my return line is at there are small thingys on my glass. I could not get a picture becsaue of how small they are. They are stationary. They look like tiny anenomes..... I do not have any aiptasias on my rock so i don't believe those are it. I did add some rubble rock but i didn't see aything similar on the the rock to the thingys. They kinda look like star fish possibly but they transparent. So i am not sure at all what they are. I do know they are not copepods. I just want to know what they are more than anything and make sure they are not harmful. I couldn't take pictures becasue of the size. The picture just looked like a blob. Sorry Thanks for the help!

07/12/2010, 10:59 AM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Scypha sponges maybe? Other possibilities would be hydroid jellies, spirorbid worms. Hitch hikers guide - http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchhikers.html __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/12/2010, 06:58 PM	#8
Syncere Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 212	I have a similar problem with these little guys. If they are on the glass I usually take the mag-float and wipe them out. My wrasse, goby and clown tend to pick them off rocks and the current but they still seem to come back. Kinda helps with feeding though. __________________ Please don't touch the glass Current Tank Info: 6g Rimless Cube in progress

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07/12/2010, 11:36 AM	#3
Jstdv8 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 1,420	is it shaped like a star trek symbol with rounded edges by chance?

07/12/2010, 12:05 PM	#5
njudson Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 610	I'm gonna guess the star trek thingies are flatworms.

07/12/2010, 12:18 PM	#6
Levito Moved On Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 290	lol @ bmiller1234. Are they they little purple and green colored things, shaped like the rolling stones lips logo, but with antennae shaped like figure 8s? because I would have no idea what those were.

07/12/2010, 04:40 PM	#7
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Hydroids it is. Thanks for the help. Does anyone know what they feed on. My guess is algae? No sure though. What do i do to get rid of them?

07/12/2010, 08:31 PM	#9
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Would mandarin's eat them? If so it might be a good thing.

07/12/2010, 08:36 PM	#11
Jstdv8 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 1,420	the hydroids I have in my tank are long and gangly white and they retract when you put light on them. I suppose there are different kinds

07/13/2010, 07:09 PM	#12
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Mine are on the glass and appear to almost double in amount daily. I hope they go away soon. Good news is i do not have any coral. Bad news is they are everywhere. What about a 6 line wrasse will they eat these guys up for me? or some other type of wrasse? and what do they eat so i can try to starve the little bastards.