Neomeris Consumers?

[hokiefish]

Hello,

I have always had a few shoots of Neomeris on my liverock but over the last 2 months the population has exploded. It is very difficult to control and the queen conch only nibbles on it. Does anyone have any experience with this algea and/or how to control it?

Thanks,
Ian

 

[NFed16]

Wow that looks really cool! (probably not what you wanted to hear). As far as controlling it goes, I would try manual removal as opposed to relying on a predator to eat it. HTH.

 

[AIMFish]

I was going to suggest manual removal and giving it to other aquarists that would like some It is calcerous so finding a predator will be hard. I was thinking urchin but they can often be more trouble than they are worth!

 

[bluenassarius]

i just had 1 shoot growing out of one of the algae rocks i picked up.. pretty neat looking plant.

 

[hokiefish]

I thought it looked pretty cool too at first. And all my buddies agree but it is sucking out Ca and alk faster than I can replace it. I will post a whole tank shot soon but imagine 3-4 thousand of those things covering your rocks.

Ian "Phalic algae hating" Wisman

 

[Samala]

"Phalic algae hating"

:lol: Unfortunately I dont have much advise to offer.. are there a lot of corals or other desirables in the tank too? I was wondering if you could just slow your Ca and alk dosing and see if that discourages new growth of the Neomeris.

>Sarah

 

[The_Nexis_One]

Geeze... I don't have much advice either - have you tried a pencil or Royal Urchin. My Royal likes his macro's as much as he like coraline. I can't think of anything else that would eat it.

Maybe setting up a chaeto 'fug to out compete it?

John.

 

[kmk2307]

Might a royal urchin (Mespilia) like to eat it?

 

[hokiefish]

My royal urchin hasnt put any noticable dent in it and it seems to grow back relatively quickly after pruning from the conch. Im hoping more nutrient removal will help as I ordered a new skimmer recently.