Macro ID please

[mandktod]

I have put some of this in my fuge, I was told it was gracilaria, but after spending the last 2 or 3 hours trying to find it on here and just about every search I can find, I have not been able to figure out what it is, any help would be appreciated.

It is a loose type that does not have to be rooted or attatched, it is a nice red color and kind of like a brillo pad. So what is it and should it be in my fuge? Thanks for your help.

 

[hubris007]

Can't tell from the picture. Does it look like this?http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=301466

 

[mandktod]

No it is more like a floating red brillo pad

 

[kmk2307]

Hey mandktod,

Can you post some more pictures? It looks like it could be gracilaria, a common red algae.

Kevin

 

[mandktod]

Here is another one but I am not sure it is much better, it is very hard to get good pictures since it is in my HOB fuge

 

[mandktod]

and another

 

[mandktod]

and one more

 

[TXLewis]

I'm no expert but it does look like Gracilaria tikvahiae. Good food for tangs - what Indo-Pacific Sea Farms (www.ipsf.com) sells as their "Tang Heaven Red" product. I can attest that yellows and blues will eat this until they are stuffed.