Id what’s on this shell

[Rglad91]

Does anyone have any idea what’s on this scarlets shell?

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

It's really hard to tell from the picture, almost looks like Colonial hydriods maybe?

 

[Rglad91]

That’s the best picture I could get

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

That’s the best picture I could get

Does it look similar to these? If you do a quick Google search you can see the different forms of them.

 

[Rglad91]

Here’s a better picture

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

@KJ

 

[cloak]

Gorgonian?

 

[KJ]

Hard to tell.

 

[Rglad91]

Here’s a different angle

 

[KJ]

Look like Gorgonian.

 

[Maritimer]

Possibly a form of red algae?

~Bruce

 

[rkpetersen]

Is it hard (underlying calcium skeleton) or soft?

If hard, do you have any pocillopora in your tank? Could maybe be the result of a poccli bailout. If soft, perhaps a small leather coral volunteer.

 

[Rglad91]

It came on a shell from an order of scarlet crabs I got from LA