need help identifying this red egg sack looking thing.

[Devlin]

What in the world is this?

 

[ilovereefing <3]

It looks like Botryocladia skottsbergi, a red bubble algae. You can check it out here: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/.

 

[Devlin]

It looks like Botryocladia skottsbergi, a red bubble algae. You can check it out here: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/.

That's what it is.

 

[Cleo642]

You have a nice tank though, Devlin.

 

[Devlin]

Thank you. It's a lil to small. Wish I would have went with a 40g to start. Getting a 60g for Christmas. I like my tank more at night. LOL!

 

[Cleo642]

Yeah, when it's blue. Huh. Lol

 

[Devlin]

My pom pom and porcelain crabs come out and the colors on all the lps I have really come out good. I had a fish die in the rock and I'm having to do water changes weekly to keep the nitrates down. My inverts have eaten him by now. But it cause algae to form over the last few days. I think it's about done. I hope anyway.

 

[Cleo642]

I would have taken him out when I saw it, unless he was in a tight spot. Then maybe with a tweezers.

 

[Devlin]

I saw my shrimp eating a piece of him. 3 nights ago. Had I knew he was dead I would have tried. But he was obviously deep in the rock. Because I haven't seen anymore of him. I'm sure there is nothing left by now.

 

[Cleo642]

What kind of fish?

 

[Devlin]

Fire fish. Lost another one and a flame goby during shipping. Not doing fish in the mail ever again.

 

[Cleo642]

Fire fish. Lost another one and a flame goby during shipping. Not doing fish in the mail ever again.

Where did you order from?

 

[Devlin]

Michaels NYaquatica.

 

[Cleo642]

Michaels NYaquatica.

Never heard of them. I probably will order from liveaquaria.com/diversden one day.