reefpeace Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Can anyone identify this purple macro algae for me? It has been in my tank for a while now and is quite nice to look at. Is there anything special I should know to take care of it? Should I trim it? Link to comment
I'm the same guy as reefer9391 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 No clue but what color of hammer in the background is that. Link to comment
reefpeace Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 No clue but what color of hammer in the background is that. Actually, it's a branching frogspawn - brownish polyps with green tips. Here's a pic close-up... Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Can anyone identify this purple macro algae for me? It has been in my tank for a while now and is quite nice to look at. Is there anything special I should know to take care of it? Should I trim it?I can't ID it but I have it as well. Mine doesn't seem to grow too fast so I would wait to trim it. Personally I wish it would grow a bit faster it's got a nice color. Link to comment
I'm the same guy as reefer9391 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Wow that pack pretty nicely for a FS the Fs at my LFS is kinda like an annome (SP) I'm look for some neon green something like that or a hammer mabye I'll give you a call when I could buy a piece. I'll keep you in my PMs box. Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Maybe something like this?: http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/a...ragilissima.htm You could try searching this genus (Amphiroa; Jania may also be a possibility). It's a calcareous alga...the kind that are usually slow-growing and desirable, I think. Try the 'search images' function here: http://www.algaebase.org/index.lasso?-sess...3980ESWR33D9294 --Diane Link to comment
reefpeace Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 Diane, you are a walking encyclopedia! There was a lot of information in these links but I managed to find this... http://www.algaebase.org/imagedetail.lasso...3980ESWR33D9294 It is the closest match that I could find in the ten minutes I had to look tonight (specifically, there is a piece with a tapered tip in the picture but maybe that just snuck into the picture?). My rock was from Jakarta (I noticed that the picture was taken in Taiwan) but I am not sure if that counts for anything geographically. Thanks for your help! Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Yeah, well, I don't know about that (the 'encyclopedia' part, I mean!--I just collect links)...I suspect finding the names of certain algae is about as difficult as finding certain corals--based on microspopic characteristics, etc. And the more I look at your very nice picture the less I think it looks a whole lot like Amphiroa...Algaebase is great if you already have some idea of what you're looking for but otherwise hard to search, I think...still, we may be on the right track. Stealhealr had an interesting thread a few months ago or so about an invasive red alga he had. He managed to find a place to send off a sample for ID. Whatever it is, it's a great looking species you have there. --Diane Link to comment
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