Name this soft coral please

[rkb]

This little guy hitchhiked in on a favia colony. I'm sure what it is, though I have some ideas. The polyps completely withdrawal into the body of the coral. Based on that I was thinking some type of Xenia- perhaps a colony of heteroxenia.

 

[lorawalters13]

No, not xenia. I would guess it's a young toadstool. Pretty favia, BTW.

Also, if it were me, I would remove that calupera before it becomes a headache.

 

[rkb]

Thanks, I like the favia as well. I'll watch the soft coral and see what it does. I'm not a big keeper of softies so if it gets to large I'll get rid of it.

Regarding the macro algae, I have a small growth that is kept well controlled. It does a great job of nutrient removal. But you're certainly right, if not totally controlled it will go crazy. I harvest once a week, that usually keeps things in check.