Fuzzy stuff

[emilybear91]

Anyone know what causes a little clump of fuzzy algae-like stuff to grow out the top of an otherwise healthy favia colony?

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[emilybear91]

Here's another...

How do I combat it, whatever it is? I've removed it with tweezers but it grows back.

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[jrpark22000]

Looks like "hidden cup coral," Phyllangia americana

[video=youtube;kHH02JteLlw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kHH02JteLlw[/video]

 

[rozdab]

First pic just looks like a dead spot and some algae grew on it. Second pic looks like feeding tentacles from a coral.


Is it on the rocks and sand or just on corals?

Any other pix by chance?

 

[Rich130981]

I think they are called ball anemone.

 

[jrpark22000]

Ball anemone have no skeleton, cup corals have a skeleton similar to dendro and sun corals.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1225090

If it is cup coral and you are looking to get rid of some let me know. I'll buy some.

 

[emilybear91]

That coral is a keeper, yes, Phylangia Americana. I was referring to the bit of algae on one of it's many heads. Similar to fuzz on the favia. Any way to keep it from growing back after I tweezer it?

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[skunkmere]

snails and gfo.

 

[jrpark22000]

That coral is a keeper, yes, Phylangia Americana. I was referring to the bit of algae on one of it's many heads. Similar to fuzz on the favia. Any way to keep it from growing back after I tweezer it?

Indeed, if you ever need to trim


I'd say it's near impossible to identfify the species from the photos. +1 for snails and gfo.

 

[TangPolice]

+100 on the Snails ,they'll make easy work of that