what is this?

[Anonymous]

Not the algae or the stream the other thing. Looks king of like a leather coral to me.

 

[Anonymous]

Is it a forminaferian (sp?) like this?
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.p ... t=forma%2A

 

[Anonymous]

I do not think that is what it is. It is growing quite fast.

 

[Anonymous]

Have ya touched it? Seriously, I mean does it retract, or feel skooshy, or what?

 

[Anonymous]

I feels kind of like a leather coral.

 

[Anonymous]

I feels kind of like a leather coral.

Okay, but what does the mystery thing in your tank feel like?

(ducks and runs...)

 

[CG1]

The first picture looks like Xenia covered in hair algea -- not a lot of help am I?

Does it retract when you touch it? respond to light?

 

[Anonymous]

It does not change shape at all and it has no visiable polyps.

 

[Anonymous]

Are you sure it's not macroalgae, Waz? I've seen that sort of branching structure on a few different blue-green species, but nothing of this color.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure. I would hate to kill a coral if that is what it is. If it is algae I would ditch it. Could it be a sponge of some sort?

 

[Anonymous]

Not one I'm familiar with, but a sponge guru I am not. I'm not quite sure from the pic, but are there little tiny hair like structures poking from it's surface?

 

[Anonymous]

Not one I'm familiar with, but a sponge guru I am not. I'm not quite sure from the pic, but are there little tiny hair like structures poking from it's surface?

Yes there is, but I have that, or similar, coating all over where the snails can not reach, or passed reciently. I guess tonight I will try to whipe it to see if it just a slime coating or part of whatever this is. I think you can see the same coating on the stream if you look good.

 

[Anonymous]

It looks like an algae to me Waz

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like macroalgae to me too.

 

[dadstank]

i have no idea what it is, but...

how long has it been there? or rather how long have you let it grow?

 

[Anonymous]

I think I first noticed it in early Nov. I have just let it go. I have not sean it any where else in the tank.

 

[Anonymous]

PM Dave Mohr...bet he knows.