Some kind of baby coral appeared overnight?

[Marcellina]

I saw this tiny little bright green thing in my sand this morning. I looks like a couple of round balls of some sort? What can it be?

 

[e.muehlbauer]

Tiny mushrooms?

 

[knugenx]

could be Bubble Algae

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Do you have any frogspawn in your tank?

 

[Marcellina]

I thought it looked like little ricordea polyps. Its really bright neon green and a couple of darker green 'balls'

I dont think its an algae" would it be that bright?

 

[Marcellina]

Hey Chiefmcfuz! Yes I do have a 4 head frogspawn, 2 heads are splitting right now. Could that be it?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Looks like something from the Frogspawn. Maybe some tips got ripped off or fell off due to the coral splitting or another animal.

 

[Marcellina]

Hmmm an emerald crab does reside in a little crevice right beside it ..... might have been him. SHould I just leave it? Will it release anything toxic? It wouldnt grow would it?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I would stop wondering what every little thing is right now and enjoy your tank. Cyano is about the only thing I would worry about aside from coral and fish death/illness. Things hitch in on frags and rocks, lots of changes occur over the years, just sit back and watch, do your tests, and make sure to do water changes on a steady and frequent basis. Mark it on your calendar and enjoy the tank.

 

[Marcellina]

LOL

Ok ok!

I only started to wonder about everything after my tank started getting a brown algae all over the walls and the rocks just seemed to get really dirty looking in less than a week.
That coupled with the ugly tunicates that is taking over my duncans and spreading on my LR.
Im new and just wondered if these other things might be symptons of something thats all.

I have a lot of hitchers all of which I was able to identify. The green thing had me stumped. I figured its better to ask a question than regret it later. The only stupid question is the one not asked my mom always told me.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I understand. But to make yourself crazy about this stuff is not a smart thing either. You should pick up the pocket expert guides, for Inverts and Marine fish. They will help you enormously. I use them on a daily basis.

 

[Marcellina]

Ok thanks! Dont worry Im not going to go crazy most of my questions are out of curiosity. Except for the tunicate on the Duncan that I am worried about. Everything else I am ok with and patient with.

 

[Kaz289]

+1 looks like a Ricordia polyp

 

[tomtoothdoc]

Ok thanks! Dont worry Im not going to go crazy most of my questions are out of curiosity. Except for the tunicate on the Duncan that I am worried about. Everything else I am ok with and patient with.

tunicates taking over the duncans??? do you have any pics?....curious to see what that looks like.

 

[crxin]

the brown algae is normal for a new tank. It is diatom alage, from silacates in your water. I bugged out when i saw it too, and found out what it was. are you using ro wateR?

 

[NYreefNoob]

The only stupid question is the one not asked my mom always told me.

dont be biting my sig :splitspin

 

[Marcellina]

crxin I am using RO water. I do water changes weekly and whenever I see the parameters off a bit.

NYreefNoob, Thats too funny. Did your dad always say that life is like a box of chocolate too?

Tom I have a thread on here about the Duncans. Here is a picture if you dont want to look for it.

Its making the tissue on one of the Duncan heads recede. I talked to a medical personnel that works at a fish store I go too and he said that the tunicates are harmless and that they aid in bacteria filtration but they are fast spreaders. He told me how I can remove them if I want to and he said to bring them to the store so he could analze it for me and tell me if thats what they really are.

SUpposedly they had some tunicates for sale a couple of weeks ago. This one is so ugly and unappealing I doubt anyone wants it.

 

[poconofishy]

Though the picture is a bit fuzzy this does appear to be tunicates. They are generally difficult to keep in an aquarium setting so if it was me I enjoy them and show them off! They can be quite beautiful. There were several nice articles in the Jul/Aug issue of CORAL magazine if you can get your hands on a copy.
Mich
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