What is this?? (pics)

[pezcubano]

Its growing on a piece of LR that I put into my tank months ago and its gotten huge!!
Sometimes my Solarensis Wrasse nip at it but they don't eat it. The pieces they dislodge eventually get stuck on another rock and start growing there.

I'm thinking of taking it out but I wanted to find our what it was first.
Thanks!!

 

[pezcubano]

Somebody please!!!

 

[graveyardworm]

It is pretty. The reds are very tough in many cases to identify from a picture. There are many of them that appear very similar.

 

[pezcubano]

Give me something. Family, Genus, Species... PLEASE!!

 

[graveyardworm]

Browse this page and see if anything looks the same.

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/guest/algaepage/algaepage.htm

 

[pezcubano]

We may have a winner!!!
Centroceras clavulatum - Its very similar to this, but mine is more like a bush, and this pic shows the strands being longer.
Thanks for the tip! I think I'm going to take it out of the tank. Its just a big clump that gets in the way.

 

[graveyardworm]

Check out that species on http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/ for more pics and info.