weird pearly things

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  1. flipnap

    flipnap Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    so i know this sounds stupid, cuz im sure by now i should know what these should be.. but i have a small colony of red mushrooms doing REALLY well, some the size a little smaller than a tennis ball.. well today i had to nudge the live rock chunk so they kinda shriveled back in, and underneath the folds there are all these little pearl looking things.. they look like pearlized metal BB's.. anyone know whats up? i know ive seen these before at some point in my LFS.. cant get a pic right now and cant find them on the net.. hmmmm
     
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  2. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    maybe their guts?mushrooms often espell their guts when stressed.they recover well well
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Could be bubble algae. Considered a nuisance.
     
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  4. flipnap

    flipnap Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    bubble algae it is.. dang.. well its only a very small cluster, should i try to get rid of it? i read that if they break your in BIG trouble..
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I would try to get rid of it asap. I've got a rock that was removed and cleaned. It has since returned. I'd pull it out and clean it if possible. Emerald crabs have been known to eat it, but, I haven't had any luck with that. Some people like it in there systems though. I hate it. And yes, if they break they release a boatload of spores.
     
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  6. flipnap

    flipnap Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    well, heres some pix.. even though im pretty sure its bubble algae.. the last one is to show the scale.. the red mushroom is about the size of a half dollar

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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    That's it. Great looking rock too!
     
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  8. flipnap

    flipnap Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    yeah man, thats what i thought.. well, fortunately their on a small frag, so im thinking i should remove the frag into a bucket and pull them off so to contain if they burst.. not sure ive never dealt with them before.. its actually a shame cuz theyre kinda pretty, but i can read now that i know what they are how aggressive they can be.. hmm, maybe ill start a "bubble algae tank" ::)
     
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  9. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    Remove the frag, scrape it off and use a tooth brush to clean the rock, then rinse with some fresh salt water,, really good then put back in tank. If this isnt done you will have that bubble algae tank you always wanted!
     
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  10. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    I had one tiny peice of bubble algae that came in on some of my rock, bought an emerald green crab to give it a shot. The crab was the size of a dime and I thought it would never find that one peice of bubble alge... within 2 weeks it was gone!!
     
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