I wonder what this is?

aenghus · 05/08/2018, 09:12 PM

Can anyone please identify the green things growing on the base of this soft coral? They almost seem to be clams or oyster shells forming.

Daddi0 · 05/08/2018, 09:17 PM

Looks like some kind of algae? Are the hard or flexible?
Cheers! Mark

aenghus · 05/08/2018, 11:06 PM

I've not actually touched them, but since they don't move w/the water currents I'm presuming that they are rigid (if not hard).

Tripod1404 · 05/08/2018, 11:59 PM

That is not a soft coral, it is stony coral (torch coral). Green thing is some type of green algae growing on the exposed skeleton.

Sugar Magnolia · 05/09/2018, 06:17 AM

Padina, scroll algae.

Crooked Reef · 05/09/2018, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tripod1404

That is not a soft coral, it is stony coral (torch coral). Green thing is some type of green algae growing on the exposed skeleton.

This is what it looks like to me as well

mcgyvr · 05/09/2018, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

Padina, scroll algae.

This

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Daddi0 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Redwood City Posts: 1,354	Looks like some kind of algae? Are the hard or flexible? Cheers! Mark __________________ 2x 65g displays with a 30g cryptic refugium and 30g sump - 55g reef 30g Bio-cube reef - I.M. 30g reef - 45g freshwater

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aenghus Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 2	I've not actually touched them, but since they don't move w/the water currents I'm presuming that they are rigid (if not hard).

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Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	That is not a soft coral, it is stony coral (torch coral). Green thing is some type of green algae growing on the exposed skeleton.