Very Small Snowflake Things!

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  1. ccscscpc

    ccscscpc Millepora

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    I have these really tiny, like 1/8'', snowflake looking things on my glass right now. There are about 15 of them on my side glass and I am just wondering what they are....I cant get a picture of them because they are too small for my phone camera to focus on them.

    Any ideas of what they are and if they are good/bad?!?
     
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  2. Takitaj

    Takitaj Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Is the tank fairly new? From your description it sounds like hydroids (baby jellyfish). If it is they should soon die & disappear, no big worry. Tough to say exactly without a pic.

    TJ
     
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  3. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Do they look like this?

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  4. ccscscpc

    ccscscpc Millepora

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    The tank is not new...was 3+ yrs old when I inherited it and I've had it for a while now too.

    They do kinda look like that reefmonkey...but not on any rocks that I can see. That almost looks like an aiptasia but I dont think they are aiptasia...they dont have any stem to them.

    They are flat, just like a snowflake.
     
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  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    I would also say hydroids.
     
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  6. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I would guess hydroids also.
     
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  7. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    Those aren't aip's, they are one of the feathery hydroids but I can't remember the latin or common name. I used to have some that looked similar on the glass but those have all disappeared. Google hydroid images.
     
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  8. Takitaj

    Takitaj Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Do they look like this?

    TJ
     
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  9. newguy420

    newguy420 Skunk Shrimp

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    Def hydroids. I just found them myself a few weeks ago. General consensus is that they are harmless and will starve off. There are a few kinds tho. Def look into exactly which ones you have.
     
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  10. ccscscpc

    ccscscpc Millepora

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    Thats them Takitaj....

    Weird to have them in an established tank....hmmmm!!!
     
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