What may have sprouted in my tank?

Trollinnoland91 · Feb 28, 2022

I noticed these started growing on one of my snails. I'm assuming it's a good kind of macroalgea but, what kind it is I dont know. Any information is appreciated

blaxsun · Feb 28, 2022

Why can't I ever grow the cool stuff?

AlgaeBarn · Feb 28, 2022

It looks like feather Caulerpa

- Raven

JachPot · Feb 28, 2022

Trollinnoland91 said:
I noticed these started growing on one of my snails. I'm assuming it's a good kind of macroalgea but, what kind it is I dont know. Any information is appreciated

I'd assume AlgaeBarn is correct, what you have there is a macro algae and it's absolutely fantastic to keep in the sump and grow with a plant light (spectrum). People pay for this stuff lol. If you were to take pieces of that off you could easily trade it to other reefers. In the meantime, you have a snail that's carrying around an effective nitrate/phosphate removing macro algae.

WheatToast · Feb 28, 2022

AlgaeBarn said:
It looks like feather Caulerpa - Raven

Agreed! Feather Caulerpa (Caulerpa sertularioides) is a fast-growing green macroalgae that has the potential to overtake rockwork, though it can be fed to herbivorous fish and provides good nutrient uptake.
https://www.marineplantbook.com/marinebookfeather.htm
https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/plants-macroalgae/fern-caulerpa-detail