ID on red algae on Trochus snail shell

reefiniteasy · Oct 31, 2020

Hey everyone, just picked up some Trochus snails from Top Shelf Aquatics. The snails have a layer of fuzzy red algae. Any idea what it is and if I should scrub them before going in the DT?

ScubaFish802 · Oct 31, 2020

I’m not sure, @fishguy242 or @vetteguy53081 might though

vetteguy53081 · Oct 31, 2020

Dip a toothbrush in Peroxide and brush off. Its a combo of cyano and turf algae and one you do not want to get established in your tank

fishguy242 · Oct 31, 2020

hi ,cannot zoom,is it a macro?branching like?on top poss hard red coralline?see that a lot from indo

reefiniteasy · Nov 1, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Dip a toothbrush in Peroxide and brush off. Its a combo of cyano and turf algae and one you do not want to get established in your tank

So it was just red turf algae. I took a wire brush to them and cleaned them up. I put them in the DT. My dwarf Cerith snails immediately starting cleaning what was left on them. And the Trochus snails already starting eating the green cyano on my sand bed. All is good.