red cluster on candy cane coral

[BubbleTrouble]

What is this red cluster on this cane candy coral branch? I got the candy cane coral from a local swap, I'm also waiting for the person to respond to see if he knows!

[MrP]

Red bubble algae.

[BubbleTrouble]

19 hours ago, MrP said:

Red bubble algae.

Are you sure? It has bioluminescence

 

Fella I got the corals from said it's a macroalgae?

[MrP]

1 hour ago, BubbleTrouble said:

Are you sure? It has bioluminescence

 

Fella I got the corals from said it's a macroalgae?

Is it growing on a stalk? If so, it's likely sea grapes. 

[BubbleTrouble]

10 minutes ago, MrP said:

Is it growing on a stalk? If so, it's likely sea grapes. 

I cant quite tell, the clump is quite squished together

[Tamberav]

This older thread seems to discuss one that looks exactly like yours. The last post by @johnmaloney aka Reef Cleaners is informative. 

 

I like macro so I would personally wait and see how fast it spreads. Seems like not all are super invasive. I see you have other macro in there already anyways. 

 

 

[BubbleTrouble]

On 1/28/2023 at 7:23 PM, Tamberav said:

This older thread seems to discuss one that looks exactly like yours. The last post by @johnmaloney aka Reef Cleaners is informative. 

 

I like macro so I would personally wait and see how fast it spreads. Seems like not all are super invasive. I see you have other macro in there already anyways. 

 

 

As long as it doesnt spread as fast as the grape caulerpa macro algae I think I should be good with this info! Those damn grapes get pulled out every time I do a water change but I think they really do make my water stay clearer