ID This Please

I purchased a candy cane coral about 7 months ago and there were a few unknown objects on them. They are little brown feather looking things (see attached picture). I know the picture is hard to make out but my cell phone camera is horrible. These things have transitioned off the candy cane onto the rocks and i'm getting a good amount of them now.

Thanks!

 

Forgot to upload picture.

 

to blurry to make identification.

 

Is this better? I changed the light setting.

 

almost look like yellow polyps(a little to small) which spread like crazy but the stalks look narrow. Are the stalks solid? Or are they soft?

 

They look like Hyrdoids to me.

 

The stalks are soft. The stalks resemble "hair" that is attached to the rock.

 

Colonial Hydroids, unfortunately. That's the worst invasion I've ever seen.

https://www.google.com/search?q=col...gGrqoDoDw&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=877&dpr=1

EDIT: Marshall beat me to the punch.

 

Can you get a better pic??Look like hydroids to me.

 

Nice identification.

Is there anyway for andy to get ride of them or is removal of that rock the only option?