small white things

Rebel01 · Post by **Rebel01** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:17 pm

I also had an outbreak of some small white things. They were kind of an oval shape with tenacles at the top. I tried to draw a picture of it so maybe you can tell what it is. I killed them with a syringe and lemon juice.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:39 pm

They're probably sponges...I have a ton of them...

Rebel01 · Post by **Rebel01** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:07 pm

Do you like them? They seemed like pest to me.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:34 pm

They're interesting, but kinda ugly, and they seem to be keeping my GSP closed...

Post by **snoopdog** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:51 pm

White or tan ? Tan could be aptasia. Do they recess into the rock when something waves in front of them ?

Rebel01 · Post by **Rebel01** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:15 am

Kinda off white. not really tan. and they do not recede into the rock

Squirrelboy · Post by **Squirrelboy** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:50 am

I'm not positive but I think I know what you're talking about, if so and you have a power filter they are prob all in there too they don
t really harm anything if thats what it is they are just litle polyped filter feeders if that is what it is.

Rebel01 · Post by **Rebel01** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:19 am

They're pretty much wiped out now. I've found that they have a strong aversion to a tooth brush

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:43 am

Give them time--they'll be back. If you left as much as a patch of cells, they'll spring back. In any case, they are harmless, except for impeding filter flow. They are commonly known as pineapple sponges, the two major genera being Scypha and Sycon.

Rebel01 · Post by **Rebel01** » Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:28 pm

this is it, pineapple sponge

Post by **snoopdog** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:42 am

Oh yeah, they usually grow in high water flow, low light areas. I used to find those in the drain on my 26 gallon.