Ideas for Macroalgae in Mediterranean tank?

[tedo_4]

Hello. I have a Mediterranean tank that's been neglected for some time and I want to change that. One of my revamp ideas is adding some Macroalgae but since I've never dwelt on saltwater macros I need some ideas for what type I should use. I mostly need it to be ornamental and since the aquarium already hosts a few fish and invertebrates I preferably need species that won't get eaten up immediately (or at least they will grow fast enough to sustain an occasional chomp). Anyways, most aquarium stores around me don't really sell any other macro besides Chaetomorpha so I am also open to suggestions of ones I can get directly from the sea (that being the Aegean sea or even the Black sea for a species that has high salinity plasticity). Thanks a lot!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Years ago, I managed a Mediterranean/East Atlantic exhibit at a public aquarium. We received a shipment that had some Codium fragile in it. It did pretty well as I recall....and this was back in the day when we didn't really know anything about aquarium lighting.

I tried growing Zostera marina (eelgrass) but it died after a short time.

Of course, now that Caulerpa taxifolia has invaded there, you could just use that (ugh!).

Jay

 

[Propane]

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