What are these ?

[picoreef2.5]

What are the tentacle/ hair like things growing off this frag ?


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[Ben300]

It's hard to see what your looking at can you describe it too?


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[picoreef2.5]

They looks like really thick brown hairs ill try to circle them in the picture


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[picoreef2.5]

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[Sniperhank]

Might be aiptasia.

 

[picoreef2.5]

Thats my biggest fear but only see these brown hairs and nothn else they come strait off the rock and nt the polyps


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[Sniperhank]

Then nuke it and be done with it.


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[picoreef2.5]

How without killing the polyps sourounding it


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[Sniperhank]

Aiptasia-X, Joe's Juice, boiling water or lemon juice...heck, glue over the hole with super glue gel, kalk paste.

 

[picoreef2.5]

Hmm okay i guess better safe then sorry huh ill just glue em down wth some aqurium epoxy


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[Sniperhank]

Sometimes this can be the case I think. And sometimes when there is a very easy fix it should be done when it is still easy.

 

[picoreef2.5]

Maybe its hair algae? Does it get that long? Im seeing finer strands on a particular piece of live rock


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[Sniperhank]

That isnt hair algae.


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[picoreef2.5]

Hmmm i dunno what to do it seems infused with this coral frag maybe ill just have to remove it and salvage what i can


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