Unknown but sweet lookin

[KErickson978]

I dont know what this is but i am leaning tward a sponge of sorts. if anyone knows or has any ideas i would love to hear it. this thing is growing no less than 8 inches away from T5 lights so i duno if that makes a difference or not....
whatever it is it has grown about 6 times its original size in a month and a half so its happy..[IMG][/IMG] it grew from that to this in a month and a half[IMG][/IMG]

woot and a random pic of my crocea clam... just a generic color but pretty none the less [IMG][/IMG]

[seapug]

I believe the first pic is Halymenia (sp?) algae. Pops up in my tank from time to time. Pretty stuff and easy to control with manual pruning. Tangs love it.

[NaH2Ofreak]

That is definitly one of the coolest looking hitchhikers Ive seen in quite some time. Is baicly like water filled vessicals? Or is it like a macro algae? Pretty neat whatever it is. Any tangs in the tank??


DEnnis

[intermision]

I love that stuff, we actually sell it in our store.

[KErickson978]

Nope no tangs, just a lawnmower blenny, bangaii cardinal, and two blue chromis. so its an algae? sweet would have never guessed!

[melev]

Yes, it is commonly referred to as Dragon's Breath.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/halymenia_red.html

[GreshamH]

Originally posted by melev
Yes, it is commonly referred to as Dragon's Breath.

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/halymenia_red.html

Not around my parts. The only time I have heard of that reference is when some one from Texas sent me a sample.

[scrmbld33]

anyone now where to buy some?

[melev]

Originally posted by GreshamH
Not around my parts. The only time I have heard of that reference is when some one from Texas sent me a sample.

That explains it. People in Texas told me that name.

Okay, I ammend my post. It's a pretty red algae.

Gresham, do you also know it as Halymenia sp.?

[gjm258]

I had that in my nano for about a week til the hermits got ahold of it.

[hahnmeister]

Thats actually one of the harder to keep macro algaes around... so good going. I try to keep it in my refugium, but it cant even compete with chaeto or the 'tang heaven' algae in there. It is 'tang candy' though...

[melev]

I've had it in my nano for the last few months, and I think it is holding strong. You can see it in these pictures.