SauceyReef
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Any idea?? It is very flat kind of growing like a sea fan.
Macro Algae ID??
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Is it just dragons breath macro?
That is what it looks like to me. I wish I could grow it in my tank but my naso tang and my foxface devour it.
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I would agree the shape looks more like this, but I have not seen any of Dictyota that is all red. I did try adding dragons breath around 1.5-2 years ago and it got devoured by the emerald crab.
I added some around 1.5-2 years ago and the emerald crab made short work of it! I wonder if some of the cells made it and are regrowing. Something about the very patterned shape makes me think it could not be dragons breath.
I've got a ton of that stuff. Came in on some LR from FL. So far nothing in my tank is eating it, but the lawnmower blenny occasionally eats other things that grow on it.
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I am personally super happy I think it looks absolutely lovely.
Ohhhh I like the sound of that thought, maybe mine will do the same
I'd guess either Dichotomaria or Metacallophyllis.
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That is awesome!! Super cool to get a macro algae that is not common. I have never heard of any of these.
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My guess from google photos is Dichotomaria Marginata
Very cool! Hopefully it will spread for you.
Possibly flat branch Gracilaria?
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The stems don't look quite the same to me, though.
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