ID mushroom and weird thing

[mandown123]

Hi guys I have a few for you as I'm finally getting decent pics (halfway decent lol)

First is a mushroom I thought it was ricordea florida but now i'm not so sure.

second is a werid pink thing. it looks hard and it has small branches. it came in on the rock and it doesnt grow a whole lot but it has been getting darker and darker lately and seems to be growing every so slightly. this is a bad pic but the best i can get.

third is this weird bushy red algae looking thing. its pretty hard though, i poked it. its like a bush its really fast growing too.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

1. I agree... doesn't look like a mushroom to me either. But I'm not familiar with ricordeas. Looks more like an anemone to me, but I'm not familiar with those either!

2. Foraminiferan - a harmless filter feeder. Good article on them here...

Foraminiferans by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

3. What you said... some type of macro algae. Think it's the same as I have in my tank and can get a little rambunctious if not kept pruned back. Don't let it spread too much into your rock.

 

[mandown123]

if it is an anemone it might explian why the ricordea yumas that were on the same rock withered away.

i wish i could geta better pic of the pink thing, i dont think it is formawhatever that is

 

[roka64]

There is a great pic here:
Xtalreef

 

[mandown123]

yup, thays not it - ill try to get another pic today.

 

[Devilishturtles]

First looks like a frilly mushroom to me.

Second looks like the small buds that pop off of corals. I used to have them all over my LPS corals and I had them all over my newer liverock. Most of mine withered away though I still have a few that are just... there.

Third is definitely a macroalgae.

 

[Myka]

First one might be a Frilly mushroom which is good, but I would keep an eye on it, as it may be a Majano anemone which is bad and invasive. It's kind of between the two...

Second is definately Foraminiferan as said above.

Third is possibly Caulacanthus sp. I don't have a positive ID, but I have it in my tank too, and it IS invasive. You should remove it being careful not to let little bits float around as it will attach and start a new plant where it lands. It is also VERY tough to remove from the rock.