N1Husker
RF Staff
I found this growing out of one of my rocks about 2 weeks ago and haven't been able to identify what it is. Anyone have any ideas? It's about an inch high now and looks brown when the lights are on.
Can anyone tell me what this is?
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N1Husker
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I am talking about the stuff that looks like rods sticking straight up.
barrierreeftc
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My first guess is valonia, but it's hard to tell with the picture. Next guess would be neomeris.
N1Husker
RF Staff
I will try to get a better photo tomorrow.
IPisces
Well-known member
It is Boergesenia
N1Husker
RF Staff
It looks green in the photo but with the naked eye it looks brown, longs staight narrow stems. I looked up boergesenia and it says that it is the scientific name for valonia or a type of bubble algae. What I have in my tank doesn't look like the images I found on the net. The images look like bubble algae, but not like what I see in my tank. I will try to get a better photo tomorrow.
IPisces
Well-known member
Pull them out and clean them off and take a pic of them. Dont bother putting them back in. You probably dont want them anyway.
N1Husker
RF Staff
Sounds like an idea, battery went dead on camera so I will get a photo tomorrow.
N1Husker
RF Staff
Well I took more pictures but didn't post them because I took out the rock and took my dremel with a spiral ball burr and ground it all out. I also took care of a bristleworm in the process. I also found two brittle stars on the rock. A lot of life on that little rock. The stuff was a dark green and the closer I looked, it was a type of bubble algae, so I will write it off as valonia (boergesenia). After I took care of that rock it is gone! I hope.
Husker12181
Well-known member
It looks to me like Neomeris. I have had some for years. It usually just stays on a couple rocks.
I think its Boergesenia too.
N1Husker
RF Staff
Thank you, I find it interesting that there is so much knowledge on this forum and just about all questions can be answered.
I agree Boergesenia.
