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Europhyllia
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:05 PM
Anybody got an idea what kind of critters lays tiny little red eggs?
I first noticed them on the edges of dead caulerpa and was fearing a fungus but I just saw some on a powercord so it appears more like something is laying eggs.
What could it be?
Regric25
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:19 PM
Do you have a red starfish? I had one and it laid eggs all over my tank. Check it out. I made a video of it a long time ago.

http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?58669-Red-Fromia-Starfish-Eggs
ErikH
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:24 PM
Could also be AEFW eggs....

http://media.photobucket.com/image/AEFW%20eggs/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/AEFWeggs.jpghttp://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x315/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/AEFWeggs.jpg
http://media.photobucket.com/image/AEFW%20eggs/erikharrison/Fish/Pests/AEFWeggs.jpg]
Europhyllia
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:25 PM
WOW! That is super cool!
But way bigger than my eggs. Maybe mine is a fungus or algae or something. Nothing cool like starfish...
Regric25
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:31 PM
Eric those images just give me the chills man! I hope I never get something like that! I dip everything!
CoryDude
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:42 PM
Ugh, thanks for the flashback Erik. My money's on some kind of snail or other scavanger.
Europhyllia
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 04:52 PM
mine are burgundy. plus I got no acro. :)
Europhyllia
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 09:44 PM
okay I'll make it easier and show you an actual picture! ;)
http://www.dominopads.com/redbubbles.jpg

Just to give you an idea of size: these are around the edge of a dead leave of Profilera =TINY
Europhyllia
Thu, 27th Jan 2011, 10:10 PM
could it be a fungus? an algae? dinos?
funkyseamonkey
Fri, 28th Jan 2011, 12:18 AM
looks like red bubble alage
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php

we have it on some of our live rock tanks at work its quite pretty when it spreads in big patches
fjr_wertheimber
Fri, 28th Jan 2011, 02:45 AM
Geez, Erik, way to give a guy nightmares with one photo... ~shudder~
BSJF
Fri, 28th Jan 2011, 07:14 AM
i agree with fsm, looks like an algae.
Europhyllia
Fri, 28th Jan 2011, 08:16 AM
guess we'll let it grow and see..
CoryDude
Fri, 28th Jan 2011, 09:16 AM
Karin, if it is a type of red velonia, I'd start getting rid of it as fast as you can. One of my tanks developed the kind that grows in sheets. It's a pain in the rear. Be sure to look at John's post in the Reef Cleaners section on different algaes.