Whats this Red Macro sprouting up?

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Jan 30, 2023

Very slow growth the last couple days, but today between this morning and this evening, the larger ones have changed shape.

WitheredMantis · Jan 30, 2023

Looks like either a species of Nemastoma or Halymenia elongata

vlangel · Feb 3, 2023

It definitely does not look like red grape but could be halymenia. I have both and both are nice but halymenia needs more diligent removal to keep it from taking over. My specie of it grows in a very attractive plating formation making shelves of bright red macroalgae, which is cool.

The top pic is red grape growing in amongst halymenia. The bottom pic is of halymenia trying to get a foothold on some rock that I don't want it on and keep pulling it out along with some purple photosynthetic sponge that I also must prune aggressively in the places that I don't want it.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Feb 4, 2023

Update pics

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Feb 4, 2023

The adventure is over, i just walk past the tank to see all of them going into the filtration.

brandon429 · Feb 4, 2023

Are they fragmenting off and transferring around?

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Feb 6, 2023

brandon429 said:
Are they fragmenting off and transferring around?

Yeah 2 branches came off and attached near by, i plucked them and stuck them to sone frag plugs. I might get rid of them, might grow them out.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Mar 11, 2023

Court_Appointed_Hypeman said:
Yeah 2 branches came off and attached near by, i plucked them and stuck them to sone frag plugs. I might get rid of them, might grow them out.

This post I thought was regarding a kenya tree post.

They were knocked off the rick and went into filtration.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Mar 11, 2023

After a few weeks it came back, slower growing than it was prior.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Apr 1, 2023

Its coming along, the chromis like to pick at it but I think they are just eating isopods from it.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Apr 22, 2023

Its coming along, I am digging it still.

Fungusamongus · Apr 22, 2023

Court_Appointed_Hypeman said:
Its coming along, I am digging it still.

I think it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Looks really great.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Apr 25, 2023

Fungusamongus said:
I think it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Looks really great.

I absolutely love it, I hope it continues to spread so I can harvest and share it.

Looks to be fairly rare for sale right now, so it would be cool to get it back into circulation.