something growing on my rock...algae? caluerpa? aliens? - Aquarium Advice

Hookemhorns_98 · 11-09-2003, 01:18 PM

anyone Id this? good or eeeevil?

Gracias!

11-09-2003, 02:41 PM

In the second pic (stuffonrock2.jpg), the circled area in the foreground looks much like a foraminiferan but the one at the back is rather unclear. It moreso resembles a coral or tunicate but I cannot tell which.

Cheers
Steve

Hookemhorns_98 · 11-09-2003, 04:26 PM

they're both the same stuff, but the light makes them look a little different. The pics are fuzzy, but i'll take a few more and hopefully it'll help.

thanks

11-09-2003, 04:29 PM

Pretty sure they are forams of some type...

Cheers
Steve

hotskate · 11-09-2003, 04:36 PM

they are good right?

11-09-2003, 07:01 PM

Most are harmless although there are a few that can cause problems. Those in the pics above do not look like will be an issue. Have a read....

Foraminiferans by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D.

Cheers
Steve

Hookemhorns_98 · 11-09-2003, 09:58 PM

hmmm...seems that the forams are perhaps a little small. The piece of "stuff" in the picture is about 2 inches wide and 1 to .5 inches tall. They are growing extremely fast. That you see is maybe 1 month of growth. There is actually a small piece growing on my bird's nest coral. It feels very rubbery, and is difficult to pull off the rock.

hotskate · 11-09-2003, 11:49 PM

11-10-2003, 01:01 AM

Without better (focused) pics it's hard to be sure. The pinkish ones in the forefront of the pictures do seem to be forams but as I said I am unsure of the one near the back. It does not look similar to a foram.

As to thier size, I have several forams in my tank that are quite large. They are not always small especially if there are no natural predators.

Cheers
Steve

11-09-2003, 01:18 PM	#1
Hookemhorns_98 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin TEXAS Posts: 37 Images: 2	something growing on my rock...algae? caluerpa? aliens? anyone Id this? good or eeeevil? Gracias! __________________ Hook'em Horns!

11-09-2003, 04:26 PM	#3
Hookemhorns_98 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin TEXAS Posts: 37 Images: 2	they're both the same stuff, but the light makes them look a little different. The pics are fuzzy, but i'll take a few more and hopefully it'll help. thanks __________________ Hook'em Horns!

11-09-2003, 04:36 PM	#5
hotskate Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ny Posts: 313	they are good right? __________________ START DATE OCT. 11th [acronym:3dc7acb016="Actinic lighting"]03[/acronym:3dc7acb016] 90 Gal AGA tank Oceanic SUMP 2 bio balls, 3 filter pads,&Crbn Magdrive 9.5 pump triple 48inch strip light (3 48inch 50/50 6000K/ actinic bulbs 36 watts) 110 lbs live rock Fiji,Caribian, Keys rock 40lbs live sand 100lbs araganite 15lbs black reg.sand Berlin Classic with turbo upgrade 2 Maxi JEt Power head 1200 1 Rio 2100 for?? ___live stock___ 1 Ylw Tang 1 Chocolate Starfish 2 Green Damsels 1 horse conch snail 1 cleaner shrimp 7 Turbo snails the Cone shaped 13 Trochus Snails 23 Red leg cortez hermits 7 Scarlet hermits 3 Halloween hermits

11-09-2003, 09:58 PM	#7
Hookemhorns_98 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin TEXAS Posts: 37 Images: 2	hmmm...seems that the forams are perhaps a little small. The piece of "stuff" in the picture is about 2 inches wide and 1 to .5 inches tall. They are growing extremely fast. That you see is maybe 1 month of growth. There is actually a small piece growing on my bird's nest coral. It feels very rubbery, and is difficult to pull off the rock. __________________ Hook'em Horns!

11-09-2003, 11:49 PM	#8
hotskate Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: ny Posts: 313	huh __________________ START DATE OCT. 11th [acronym:3dc7acb016="Actinic lighting"]03[/acronym:3dc7acb016] 90 Gal AGA tank Oceanic SUMP 2 bio balls, 3 filter pads,&Crbn Magdrive 9.5 pump triple 48inch strip light (3 48inch 50/50 6000K/ actinic bulbs 36 watts) 110 lbs live rock Fiji,Caribian, Keys rock 40lbs live sand 100lbs araganite 15lbs black reg.sand Berlin Classic with turbo upgrade 2 Maxi JEt Power head 1200 1 Rio 2100 for?? ___live stock___ 1 Ylw Tang 1 Chocolate Starfish 2 Green Damsels 1 horse conch snail 1 cleaner shrimp 7 Turbo snails the Cone shaped 13 Trochus Snails 23 Red leg cortez hermits 7 Scarlet hermits 3 Halloween hermits

11-09-2003, 02:41 PM	#2
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	In the second pic (stuffonrock2.jpg), the circled area in the foreground looks much like a foraminiferan but the one at the back is rather unclear. It moreso resembles a coral or tunicate but I cannot tell which. Cheers Steve

11-09-2003, 04:29 PM	#4
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	Pretty sure they are forams of some type... Cheers Steve

11-09-2003, 07:01 PM	#6
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	Most are harmless although there are a few that can cause problems. Those in the pics above do not look like will be an issue. Have a read.... Foraminiferans by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D. Cheers Steve

11-10-2003, 01:01 AM	#9
steve-s Guest Posts: n/a	Without better (focused) pics it's hard to be sure. The pinkish ones in the forefront of the pictures do seem to be forams but as I said I am unsure of the one near the back. It does not look similar to a foram. As to thier size, I have several forams in my tank that are quite large. They are not always small especially if there are no natural predators. Cheers Steve

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