Seahorses help needed

[ponypassion]

Hello, I have had dwarf seahorses for several months. A few days ago a seemingly healthy-the-evening- before, female was found the next morning on her usual perch, encased in some sort of web! She was dead. The other eight seem to be fine; no other signs of any kind of "web." I know what hydroids are. This was not a hydroid problem. Any ideas? Thanks.

[VWD]

I'm not sure what the web id and what happened to Your Seahorse,


I move the thread here and rename the thread,


Welcome to the Reef Tank

[Loverotties]

Welcome to TRT! Never heard of that?

[Mindsgoneawol]

are hydroids those like green string looking things? come out of rock or sand? if so how do you get rid of them?

[Mindsgoneawol]

nvm.. googled it. don't look the same.. lol.. i have some green stuff that looks like string that wraps around stuff.. got all into starburst polyps i had and well.. they didn't last too long after that.. wonder if it could be what your talking about.

[dobejazz]

Originally Posted by Mindsgoneawol

are hydroids those like green string looking things? come out of rock or sand? if so how do you get rid of them?

Originally Posted by Mindsgoneawol

nvm.. googled it. don't look the same.. lol.. i have some green stuff that looks like string that wraps around stuff.. got all into starburst polyps i had and well.. they didn't last too long after that.. wonder if it could be what your talking about.

Sounds like you have spagetti worms AWOL

[YLChik]

pony passion

I am unsure what the web stuff is... i have several worm type things that snot webby stuff when I do water changes but I have never seen it land on ponies or fish or anything...

How are the others doing?

Might I suggest searching over at seahorse.org they have extensive information on ponies.

please let us know what you find so we can learn with you.

[ponypassion]

Hydroids look like miniature hydras. Tiny! A simple cicular body with eight tentacles - clear or white. Best environment is the dwarf seahorse tank - no predators, optimum water conditions, rich supply of bbs. A colony will look similar to pinkish hair algae. A free swimmer resemble tiny jellyfish or can be seen stuck onto the tank wall. They have a large dot in the middle of their bodie. The best way to eradicate them is to move the seahorses to another tank after a fresh water dip. Sterilize the tank and set up again as a precaution for the hydroids reappearing. I learned most of this from Alisa Wagner Abbott's book "The Complete Guide to Dwarf Seahorses" and personal experience.