ID - Lettuce looking macro?

[ribs]

Can anyone ID this for me?
It's about 1/2" big right now, appeared about 2 weeks ago, and now there's another small one growing about 3 inches away from it. It's sort of translucent, thats a single row of dense fine hairs growing along the leading edges of each frill or leaf.

Thanks!

 

[greenbean36191]

It's Padina or wafer algae.

 

[ribs]

Thanks a lot!
Reading up on it now....whether its friend or foe.

 

[fishmaster#1]

You want to frag one off? Hint hint

 

[ribs]

the one in the pic has grown larger, but has since been nipped at, it's not as perfect along the edges, hehe, noticeable algae blenny half-moon chunks taken out of it.
I'd grab the other one, which has grown, for nothing, you pay shipping, I'll try to chip off a little chunk of the rock it's on.

 

[ribs]

I'll take a pic of it tomorrow, it's friday night here, no pics friday nights

 

[fishmaster#1]

yes I will pay shipping. pm.me with details

 

[ribs]

fishmaster#1, and the PMers, gunna let it grow abit more....it's looking pretty hardy already so probably in the next week or so.
Oh yeah, I'll track down the camera cable and whip one out.......

 

[ribs]

The larger, nipped one in the back has grown since the last pic post as you can see. The front one is spreading it's flaps, probably as we speak