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Proteus
06-29-2012, 12:17 AM
I notice this growing on a frag I recently purchased. Not sure if its a nussiance or not.
It grows close to rock branching out with little mushroom head type heads. I picked all I could see off and my tang was plucking the stray heads from water colomn.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd400/titus991/df7a3e12.jpg

mr_alberta
06-29-2012, 12:40 AM
Looks like a type of caulerpa. If so get it out.

Proteus
06-29-2012, 12:49 AM
I picked out as much as I could see. It's not growing quick so I hope I can be rid of it

reefwars
06-29-2012, 01:33 AM
it will grow super quick and grow on to your rocks very intrusive....my yellow tang ate akll mine its been everywhere for the past couple weeks. pull it out before it spreads, i can pull mine and it grows back with in days eve worse:)

Proteus
06-29-2012, 01:45 AM
Augghhh. That's all I need. I guess I'll do my best.

Any critters that's eat it

daplatapus
06-29-2012, 04:31 AM
I've got some emerald crabs that will peck at it, but certainly not enough to keep it under control. I think I have finally been able to manually remove all mine, but time will tell.

reefwars
06-29-2012, 04:51 AM
Yellow tang eats mine its easy to remove manually just grows fast and the roots get in between coral and rock crevices :)

Proteus
06-29-2012, 05:56 AM
I've got a purple tang on the job and have removed all visible signs.