red algea Id..picture

[cioutlaw]

ID red algea please, i have this sprotting up in a couple places

 

[cioutlaw]

The part I am talking about is the small bright red part...they are kinda leafy & transparent red.

 

[Woodstock]

Hard to tell... maybe red kelp?

 

[cioutlaw]

Hard to tell... maybe red kelp?

yeah, its pretty small but seems to be growing fast. Thanks for the link!

 

[cracker]

Is the rock from the south Atlantic? Could be a type of Halymenia.

 

[cioutlaw]

Is the rock from the south Atlantic? Could be a type of Halymenia.

No idea where the rock is from. here is an updated picture of the same rock 1 month later.

 

[Annie742]

Opps I just asked the same question LOL.
Didn't see this post. Mine looks very much like the kind in your pic.

 

[cracker]

Can Ya give us a closeup pict? I got some Halymenia Floresia on some Haitian LR. Looked the same as your 1st pict.

 

[dobejazz]

Tagging along I have the same algae in my 5.5g tank

 

[jesse_224]

I have the same algae in my tank also.

 

[SaltyTemple]

it's pretty though, I would recomend a tuxedo urchin, they eat and move coraline, I had something similar, more brown, but my urchin eats it up like a good boy.

 

[cioutlaw]

it's pretty though, I would recomend a tuxedo urchin, they eat and move coraline, I had something similar, more brown, but my urchin eats it up like a good boy.

its staying somewhat under control so im gonna leave it. Adds color too