Little green umbrellas - Aquarium Advice

newfound77951 · 03-16-2007, 05:15 PM

OK, no pic yet but I have what look like tiny green umbrellas on one of my pieces of LR. They are at most 1/8" across and high at the moment, and the umbrella part is flat (OK maybe more like teeny land mushrooms). They are very green, so not a coral, I think. There are also some that are just the stalk with no umbrella but I haven't paid enough attention to see if they eventually grow umbrellas. Any ideas? I'll try to get a pic.

**Fluff** · 03-16-2007, 06:48 PM

Sounds like a species of caulerpa (Caulerpa Racemosa var. Peltata). I have it going nuts in my tank, it needs pruned often.

Toirtis · 03-17-2007, 02:53 AM

Sound like mushroom polyps reaching for the light a bit.

03-16-2007, 05:15 PM	#1
newfound77951 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jamestown, RI Posts: 1,722	Little green umbrellas OK, no pic yet but I have what look like tiny green umbrellas on one of my pieces of LR. They are at most 1/8" across and high at the moment, and the umbrella part is flat (OK maybe more like teeny land mushrooms). They are very green, so not a coral, I think. There are also some that are just the stalk with no umbrella but I haven't paid enough attention to see if they eventually grow umbrellas. Any ideas? I'll try to get a pic.

03-16-2007, 06:48 PM	#2
Fluff Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9,842 Images: 29	Sounds like a species of caulerpa (Caulerpa Racemosa var. Peltata). I have it going nuts in my tank, it needs pruned often. __________________ ~Cindy

03-17-2007, 02:53 AM	#3
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,768	Sound like mushroom polyps reaching for the light a bit. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

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