Help ID algae

[cjtabares]

Can any one ID this algae?

[Ace25]

Hard to tell by those pics.. maybe some type of caulerpa?

[cjtabares]

Sorry i will try to get better pics. They grow on a kind of vine and each one looks a little like a clover with only one leaf. If that helps? Yes it looks a lot like c. Racemosa but with flat leafs not the ball/grape look.

[Amphiprion]

C. racemosa has some flattened forms. The only other alga that comes to mind is some sort of Acetabularia species.

[cjtabares]

here are some more pics, hope they are better.

[Zebodog]

Caulerpa Racemosa?

[cjtabares]

It seem to be ok for now, not spreading a lot. Should i be worried about it in my display?

[Ace25]

ya, I would be.. that stuff is ok in a fuge, but it can definately take hold in a tank and spread fast in short order. It may be growing slowly at the moment, but once it gets a foothold on some rocks you can spend months-years trying to remove it. It gets into the cracks in the rocks and short of "cooking" the rock I don't know any way to completely remove it. You can pull it out as much as you possibly can but it will still grow back if it is rooted inside the rock. If you like the look of it though, besides the potential of going sexual, or smothering corals, it can be ok in a display. I prefer Halimeda macro algae in a display if you must put a macro in the main tank, but it is all personal preference.

[cjtabares]

I did not put it in there is just started growing. What would be the best way of removing it just pull as much of it as i can out with my hands?
What happens if it goes sexual?

[cjtabares]

I think it is Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata

[Amphiprion]

I think it is Caulerpa racemosa var. peltata

Yes, that is exactly what it is :). I suggest you get rid of it as quickly as possible.

[cjtabares]

Yeah i will try to pull it out tomorrow. The web site i was reading said the only way they could get it to stay out was a Fox face Lo Rabbit Fish, will anything else eat it?

[Amphiprion]

Skip the foxface or herbivorous fish for now and try to remove it manually. Is it isolated in the sand? If so, just take out that "chunk" of sand and a bit around it to ensure it is gone.

[cjtabares]

no it is on a some of my base rock as well. This is what i am worried about now i tried to pull some off of the rock, and it was stuck on it good.

[Amphiprion]

Go buy a stiff-bristled brush and try to scrub that spot as much as possible. Even with herbivorous fishes there, the algae would technically still be there--it would just be cropped is all.

[cjtabares]

Ok thanks