FS/FT Gracilaria (calgary)

marie · #1 06-04-2006, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Bah, y'all are too difficult... Halimenia is supposed to be calcaerous - this stuff isn't. If ya can't bend and break it, it's not calcaerous...

I believe your thinking of halimeda, completely different stuff

AndyL · #2 06-04-2006, 04:12 AM

http://www.marineflora.com/macroalgae.html Look at the pictures, going by that (and numerous other reputable sources), it's definitely not halymenia.

Railskinner · #3 06-04-2006, 05:39 AM

does this stuff go sexual , would it be okay in your main tank for added color and growth?

AndyL · #4 06-04-2006, 03:21 PM

No not a variety of caulerpa (no matter what species you believe it is), doesn't go sexual. But - My yellow tang and 6bar angel love to nip at it.

albert_dao · #5 06-04-2006, 03:29 PM

Hey Andy, did that stuff come from me? It did right?

AndyL · #6 06-04-2006, 04:31 PM

All gone for now

Albert - it may have, I've gotten red macros from a variety of people - some have survived some haven't, strangely I've never tried to tag them to keep track of who supplied what

Samw · #7 01-03-2007, 04:34 AM

Just noticed this thread as I was searching for some halymenia for my sump. From what I've had previously, halymenia is soft and slippery.

Here's a good ID page. There's a "Search for:" textbox at the bottom.

http://www.algaebase.org/PictureSearch.lasso?

I guess they both look the same.

Here's what some species of Halymenia looks like: