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small white things
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:17 pm
by Rebel01
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.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:39 pm
by AquariKeeper
They're probably sponges...I have a ton of them...
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:07 pm
by Rebel01
Do you like them? They seemed like pest to me.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:34 pm
by AquariKeeper
They're interesting, but kinda ugly, and they seem to be keeping my GSP closed...
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:51 pm
by snoopdog
White or tan ? Tan could be aptasia. Do they recess into the rock when something waves in front of them ?
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:15 am
by Rebel01
Kinda off white. not really tan. and they do not recede into the rock
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:50 am
by Squirrelboy
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:19 am
by Rebel01
They're pretty much wiped out now. I've found that they have a strong aversion to a tooth brush
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:43 am
by Amphiprion
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:28 pm
by Rebel01
this is it, pineapple sponge
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:42 am
by snoopdog
Oh yeah, they usually grow in high water flow, low light areas. I used to find those in the drain on my 26 gallon.