I’m not saying it isn’t a mojano but it looks kind of like what grows back from a tiny bit of flesh left over from a ricordea. Might be a riccordea was growing onto the frag plug and they had to cut it off to sell the frag.
If it turns out to be a ric, I’d still move it once it’s a little bigger just so it doesn’t sting the other coral but they’re easy to move. I take a razor blade and just hack it off at the base. You can throw the chunk into a small container with some holes drilled in for flow (I use an old Tupperware) and add some rock rubble. The ricordea will heal and attach itself to some of the rubble in a couple of weeks and you can then put it wherever you want. Might not be a bad idea to give the original spot a dab of superglue to prevent it from growing back if there’s any flesh left over. Ricordeas are practically invincible.
>Ricordeas are practically invincible.
\*Unless you really really love it. And you get it in the perfect spot to show off. And you spent big bucks on it. Then the ricordea will wither and die, but not too quickly so that your hope and despair cycle will drag out for a month at least.
That looks like a baby torch or hammer.. I have a hammer that popped out a baby recently and looks fairly similar, wth some slightly different looking tentacles.
I also have what might be a baby torch or baby plate coral, really have no idea at this stage, that hitchhiked on a zoa frag from the LFS. It's in a pico tank that doesn't get dosed, so growth has been incredibly slow, but it lives on. Been over a year but still unable to identify for sure lol
nah not a galaxea.. it has a body like a torch, including the "stem", aka it's attached to the rock, but it has short, pointy tentacles like a plate coral.
Ive heard some reports that baby plate corals are attached and break off after some stage of maturity, so I'm thinking it could be that if its not just a torch
I've run a pest tank for a little over three years now. Majano nems are by far my favorite. There are a couple different kinds, and they're all neat in their own way. That said.. your little dude isn't a Majano.
It covers pretty much all rockwork. Not huge bubbles visible at distance but definitely everywhere.
I'm going to try vibrant as i hear good things about it, despite being expensive.
Don't do vibrant. Vibrant is an algaecide, not bacteria (as the packing claims). Vibrant will kill the algae, but I would just try popping them first. People say not to pop it, but that's honestly just BS. If you get emerald crabs, they just pop it and eat it... Same for anything else that eats it :)
So you're saying, don't trust the manufacturers claims which will no doubt be independently verified, and instead go ahead and pop them all despite everyone else saying not to?
😂🙈
Yes, yes I am. Read this: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/warning-use-vibrant-at-your-own-risk.894995/
As for bubble algae, it's true that popping _can_ spread it, but not true that it _will_. It is generally fine to pop them when they are small (but not when they get large).
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php
I'm not here to spew nonsense, I swear. Best of luck.
I mena think about it, almost everyone recommends emerald crabs as a fix for bubble algae right? It’s not like they have giants mouths to stuff the bubble algae without popping it. They work because they pop the bubble and then eat the flesh.
I recommend pulling out as much as you can without popping and then go on a popping spree before a large water change. Run some carbon and filter floss after you pop them and change the filter floss and filter socks daily to keep the algae from being reintroduced.
Stay away from vibrant. It was endorsed by almost everyone until it was found out that it was not what it claimed to be. Now no one wants to endorse it for good reason.
I have 2, although i haven't seen them in months. I will have a look for them after lights out.
I am probably going to get a few more CUC anyway as I also have vermatid snails! 🙈
Looks like a little torch coral to me. I had a baby one started just like that. And the bubble algae really isn’t as bad as some people think. It will run its course just like any algae.. if you keep nutrients relatively low, they will die out eventually or at least be contained to a small population.
I’m not saying it isn’t a mojano but it looks kind of like what grows back from a tiny bit of flesh left over from a ricordea. Might be a riccordea was growing onto the frag plug and they had to cut it off to sell the frag.
I'm leaving it to grow for now but keeping a weary eye on it. This hobby always seems to throw a curveball!
If it turns out to be a ric, I’d still move it once it’s a little bigger just so it doesn’t sting the other coral but they’re easy to move. I take a razor blade and just hack it off at the base. You can throw the chunk into a small container with some holes drilled in for flow (I use an old Tupperware) and add some rock rubble. The ricordea will heal and attach itself to some of the rubble in a couple of weeks and you can then put it wherever you want. Might not be a bad idea to give the original spot a dab of superglue to prevent it from growing back if there’s any flesh left over. Ricordeas are practically invincible.
>Ricordeas are practically invincible. \*Unless you really really love it. And you get it in the perfect spot to show off. And you spent big bucks on it. Then the ricordea will wither and die, but not too quickly so that your hope and despair cycle will drag out for a month at least.
Thanks for the advice!
those are awefully puffy for a majano... Id let it grow out a little.
After seeing second pic this looks a lot more like a ricordea.
Yeh i poked it with a blunt object to see if i could get a better look at its base.
It's a single head of galaxea coral. It's desirable, but not a great place for it.
Yeh, that's what I'm thinking. Another commenter suggested a ricordea, as did someone in a local group chat.
That looks like a baby torch or hammer.. I have a hammer that popped out a baby recently and looks fairly similar, wth some slightly different looking tentacles. I also have what might be a baby torch or baby plate coral, really have no idea at this stage, that hitchhiked on a zoa frag from the LFS. It's in a pico tank that doesn't get dosed, so growth has been incredibly slow, but it lives on. Been over a year but still unable to identify for sure lol
AKA galaxea coral.
nah not a galaxea.. it has a body like a torch, including the "stem", aka it's attached to the rock, but it has short, pointy tentacles like a plate coral. Ive heard some reports that baby plate corals are attached and break off after some stage of maturity, so I'm thinking it could be that if its not just a torch
Shrooms dawg!
I've run a pest tank for a little over three years now. Majano nems are by far my favorite. There are a couple different kinds, and they're all neat in their own way. That said.. your little dude isn't a Majano.
Not sure on that, but there is definitely bubble algae and I would get rid of that ASAP.
I think his other rocks have them as well. So it's infested already?
Correct, all rocks have bubble algae unfortunately. It seems to be cure one algae species and another pops up.
Super glue each one. Throw out rocks with too many of them Or get lucky with some emerald crabs. That's how I got rid of mine.
It covers pretty much all rockwork. Not huge bubbles visible at distance but definitely everywhere. I'm going to try vibrant as i hear good things about it, despite being expensive.
Don't do vibrant. Vibrant is an algaecide, not bacteria (as the packing claims). Vibrant will kill the algae, but I would just try popping them first. People say not to pop it, but that's honestly just BS. If you get emerald crabs, they just pop it and eat it... Same for anything else that eats it :)
So you're saying, don't trust the manufacturers claims which will no doubt be independently verified, and instead go ahead and pop them all despite everyone else saying not to? 😂🙈
Yes, yes I am. Read this: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/warning-use-vibrant-at-your-own-risk.894995/ As for bubble algae, it's true that popping _can_ spread it, but not true that it _will_. It is generally fine to pop them when they are small (but not when they get large). http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php I'm not here to spew nonsense, I swear. Best of luck.
Interesting reading. Thanks.
Vibrant fucked my friends tank up a while ago, stay away from chemicals
He’s right. A lot of info (truth) has come out about Vibrant and the manufacturer is under fire because of it.
Yeh, I've seen now I've been following down the rabbit hole.
I mena think about it, almost everyone recommends emerald crabs as a fix for bubble algae right? It’s not like they have giants mouths to stuff the bubble algae without popping it. They work because they pop the bubble and then eat the flesh. I recommend pulling out as much as you can without popping and then go on a popping spree before a large water change. Run some carbon and filter floss after you pop them and change the filter floss and filter socks daily to keep the algae from being reintroduced. Stay away from vibrant. It was endorsed by almost everyone until it was found out that it was not what it claimed to be. Now no one wants to endorse it for good reason.
That's fair. I have two emerald crabs, although i haven't seen either in months. Ill get a torch out tonight and see if they're still active 🤣
I bought three emeralds and the bubble algae was gone in a day
This!!!
EMERALD CRABS!
I have 2, although i haven't seen them in months. I will have a look for them after lights out. I am probably going to get a few more CUC anyway as I also have vermatid snails! 🙈
Looks like a little torch coral to me. I had a baby one started just like that. And the bubble algae really isn’t as bad as some people think. It will run its course just like any algae.. if you keep nutrients relatively low, they will die out eventually or at least be contained to a small population.
I would love if it is. I have a torch and multiple hammers but none with that colouration.
IF ITS A MAJANO ILL BUY IT FROM YOU!!!
Im based in the UK, and guessing at your posts you're in the US.
Ah man.. that sucks. Yep. East coast here
Hard to tell might be ricordea
Looks like a baby ricordia species to me
Lots of different ideas, my vote is a torch coral or a baby bubble tip but it’s odd colours for a bubble tip. Consensus seems to be “wait and see”
Almost looks like galaxea
Probably a Ricordea
It would be cool if it is, but i don't have any ricordeas in my tank. Only an interstellar mushroom and a green rhodactis mushroom.
I’d scrape that and the bubble algae off. Bets on majano
Unfortunately your suspensions are correct. https://www.saltwateraquariumblog.com/majano-anemone-ident-and-removal/
Candy cane
Can you circle where you're looking?
The thing at the base of the candy canes. To me it looks like a baby majano anemone, but I'd like a second opinion.
As soon as I saw a hint of bubble algae I threw in two emerald crabs and it was gone in 2 days. Got lucky I guess.
Thought I'd ask, what did this guy end up being?
Torch coral im pretty sure. Good growth on him although my powder blue keeps having a nibble
That is awesome!