Red Bubble Algae?

[Surfnut]

These buggers are stange as hell.. They are a deep purple red. Roughly the size of a pea. The oddest thing is they randomly put out bright neon orange looking leaves. Almost looks like a tiny glowing orange head of lettuce.

I finally tracked down the camera & will try n have a pic up soon.. Stuffs spreading like mad.

[lcstorc]

I definitely want to see a pic of that. Sounds very interresting.

[vdituri]

I've seen a type of red macroalgae that forms one big bubble, but I don't think it had leaves.
Post a pic when you get a chance. I wanna see too.

[Boomer]

Need a pic but there is read bubble algae Botryocladia sp.

Botryocladia - Google Image Search

[Surfnut]

I've been informed by Jack that this lil menace wont be eaten by anything. Apparently the only way to get rid of it is to pull the rock out & bleach it... Bugger..


I'm waiting for a bubble to sprout the orange filaments, for the photo..

[Melanie]

Why do you want rid of it? Is it spreading all over your tank?

[AQTCJAK]

it is spreading from what I was told emerald crabs that normally eat bubble algae wont even touch them. When them pop you get hundreds more.

[Frankie]

How about them pictures? I would like to see what it really is before you go and use something like bleach to kill it! I have to say, boiling it would work just as good and you won't have to worry about chemicals.

[Surfnut]

I'll post this pic this evening. I've got a car show/BBQ I'm runnin out to atm. THe good news in all of this is it's mainly contained to a large single, easily removed, branch rock. While I do have some straggler colonies, I don't foresee them being an issue. These are quite easy to remove from normal rock it seems. The pitted surface of this large branch coral skeleton makes it impossible to remove w/o cooking or bleaching.

[vdituri]

Are you going to the Vette show? It's going on down in your neck of the woods.