ID anyone?

[Tim Marvin]

I haven't looked for and ID as I know alot of you guys like trivial pursuit.... It is NOT grape caulerpa.

[samz]

looks like spawning caluerpa from your fuge. I have it in my tank as well and find it very difficult to get rid of.

[Tim Marvin]

It isn't from the refugium, I put it in there. It is very easy to pull out. The roots are extremely fine and pull off easily. The vine is thick.

[Instar]

Why isn't it grape caulerpa? Looks like one of the parts of the lifecycle morphs of racemosa to me.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/caulerpaalg.htm
Toward the end of the page.

[Tim Marvin]

Hmmm.....Well, maybe it is. It just doesn't look like any of the grape I have seen. It doesn't grow tall, but rather low growing on the surface. The balls are all different sizes, and it is a lighter green than the other grape I have... I'll check out the link you sent. Thanks.

[Tim Marvin]

It looks almost like that except the "grapes" are all growing from the root stem and not growing in clumps up off the stem. I stand corrected though, I think...??? It just has a different appearance than the grape I have seen. Also the "grapes" aren't perfectly round.

[Instar]

I had some start that looked like a string of pearls. Just exactly like a women's necklace of pearls. From along that string, after a while it started looking more and more like it might be something else. And then it started growing columns and then bunched up like the grapes. Then it went and spawned. Gotta love that. Instant clam food, but then it was no more, so that was the end for that clump. It pops up now and then on powerheads and things.

[Tim Marvin]

Hmm, interesting.

[Instar]

It could be like the taxofila and florida species. From the pics they look identical, but when you actually see it, they are very different. With at least 10 different species and some with subspecies, maybe it is different. I know what you mean about it not being round. Mine at times looks like it had a flat head on each of the beads and then it would go round and then back to odd shaped. It dumped spores and milk all over the place on a regular basis, so I used to keep it trimmed back a good bit when there got to be a lot of it. Finally got tired of the tank being all clouded up and got yellow tangs to eat it all.

[Tim Marvin]

It came in on a piece of Fiji rock, and was growing in a tank without a refugium until I moved it.

[Derek B]

Looks exactly like the grape caulerpa I used to have. Mine went sexual like Larry's did and I have it no more. Would love a new bunch to put in my fuge.

[Derek B]

Larry, Did you find anything at Aquatic Warehouse. Had some nice stuff. Purple Tangs were tempting.

[Instar]

Love those Crocea clams! I can always find something I want. I liked those cool damsels in the 75 too. I could make a list. I'll bet those purple tangs will all be on hold before they are out of the QT tanks.

[brewercm]

That's where I got my powder brown today. I also saw the chromis in that 75, they looked really cool the way they were schooling. My wife wants to get some of those for the tank but I don't think I want to add as many as it would take to school now. Actually about maxed on fish for my 75 now anyways.

[R.Allard]

I bought the other Powder Brown and Yellow tang he was in the tank with
and there getting along great...Great prices on fish!!!
Robert

[MikeP]

Tim - in the first pic you have Caulerpa racemosa and Neomeris annulata [/]. Second pic looks like more Racemosa and some [i] Caulerpa serrulata . I would be 99% certain the bubble one is a caulperpa species even id it's not the grape / racemosa you are used to seeing - there are regional variants or it could be a possible subspecies.

If you want to take the time you can go to www.algaebase.org and see what you can find - the picture ID part is not the easiest to navigate however. I have a few books on marine plants I'll look at Monday if I remember.

[brewercm]

He told me they had just sold another one earlier.