Growth on Zoanthids

[Wingnutt021]

This stuff has been on this little patch of zoas for a while in my tank. It is slowly growing. At first I thought it was just a few dead ones, but it never decomposed. Any suggestions on what it is and how I can get rid of it?

 

[Wingnutt021]

Here are a couple of photos

 

[camaroracer214]

might be coralline algae...sometimes it grows in a branching form.

 

[Anonymous]

looks like coralline to me also, I'd try cutting it out with a fragging scapel.

 

[kgross]

Looks a lot like a type of coralline to me as well. I would say don't worry about it.

kim

 

[Anonymous]

It is not coralline. I had it a while back. It is a gooey gelatin like algae or sponge or something. After a while it just went away.

 

[trido]

Or possibly a red valonia (bubble algea) with coraline algea growing on it.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, I guess that what we needs to know from the original poster is it "squooshy" like a sponge or "rigid" like coraline or valonia :lol:

 

[Wingnutt021]

Its not quite jelly, but its not firm either. It is a bit tougher than the flesh of the zoas

 

[Anonymous]

Haven't a cluein that case. 'd just frag the palys off the rock and be done with worrying about it.