GobyMan Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 I originally thought this was a sea squirt, but now I'm not so sure. There are now 3+ of these guys and they seem to be growing and multiplying.... Any ideas??? Link to comment
Physh1 Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 It looks like a type os Valonia (bubble algae) but brown. They are usually blueish green to green in color. I see you have one green bubble below the brown ones. Usually ok as long as they do not get out of hand so keep on top of them. Cameron Link to comment
Brianc_4 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I agree, it looks like red valonia, its not as common as the green.It won't do much harm unless it really starts to spread. If you remove it from the tank be careful not to burst it, it contains spores and then will spread more. If you do remove it I would suggest using tweezers, but if it doesn't spread to quickly you really don't need to. Also emarald crabs favorite food is valonia, but read the facts on the crab, they may be more trouble than there worth. Link to comment
Sahin Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 I agree it looks like a valonia, a brown/reddish one at that. I just remove these as they appear on one particular rock in my tank. Just be careful not to burst them. I carefully remove them with any flat object. I keep an airline tubing attached to a tong to quickly siphone out any spores from a burst bubble. Once or twice I did burst them, but I got the spores out right away. I would tend to get rid of them when they arent a major problem. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 cyano covered sponge? the air bubbles make me think it's a porous surface versus the valonia next to it. underneath the red haze i see some cell/lattice structure. good closeup pic anyway! Link to comment
GobyMan Posted August 22, 2002 Author Share Posted August 22, 2002 That is why I was thinking that is wasn't just a different color of bubble algae....it has multiple colors: maroon/pink and looks like it has an opening on the top portion.....I will try to get a better picture... Thanks for the help Link to comment
gobies Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 Also note the transparency of the green valonia bubble. The reddish bubbles are not transparent. I don't think it's valonia, but other than that I have no clue. Link to comment
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