Macro algae Id

[RottoInspired24]

I have a big brown leafy algae (among others growing) that has been snipped off by a stone crab!! He's out now haha. Anyone know what it is?

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[JZinCO]

Not sure. Only thing that came to mind was padina..
Hmmm.. looks cool though! The rock ispurdy too. I'm guessing the macroalgae is a hitchhiker? Where did the rock come from?

 

[RottoInspired24]

Not sure. Only thing that came to mind was padina..
Hmmm.. looks cool though! The rock ispurdy too. I'm guessing the macroalgae is a hitchhiker? Where did the rock come from?

Nah it's not padina, I was searching for a while but couldn't see anything that was the same. Funny coz I thought it looks like quite a regular type. Yeah it's a hitchhiker, there's some other types growing too. Keeps my nitrates nicely down (almost undetectable). I'll post pic of the other stuff to then. I got it from a fish shop (called vebas), in Fremantle, western Australia.

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[RottoInspired24]

I also got Favia, plate, mushroom, some type of montipora and goniopora coral as hitchhiker's too!

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[JZinCO]

That's really cool! Wish I could get rock like that in the States. Gulf coast aquacultured rock is similar but obviously different assemblage of macros and coral

 

[algaecrazy]

Hi

Lobophora variegata Link

 

[RottoInspired24]

Oh cool! Thanks!

Hi

Lobophora variegata Link

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