Mystery of the Red Leaves...Again

[WaterDog]

So I honestly can't decide what this is. I'm somewhat leaning towards Dragon's Breath Macroalgae, but I'm honestly not sure. Any thoughts?

 

[Chris-]

Looks like fine Gracilaria(sp). My tang would tear that up, lol.

[WaterDog]

Looks like fine Gracilaria(sp). My tang would tear that up, lol.

That's what I thought at first too, but when I looked at pictures of gracilaria, it looked a lot branchier than this...

[Coral Hind]

It looks more like a dragon's breath type then a graci.

 

Graci breaks kind of easy while dragon's breath is pretty tough, like leather.

 

Your anemone seems to be happy underneath it.

[zygote2k]

It's Halymenia (dragons breath).

[Chris-]

Yea, I did not think it was gracilaria either, just looked like it.

[WaterDog]

It's Halymenia (dragons breath).

It looks more like a dragon's breath type then a graci.

 

Graci breaks kind of easy while dragon's breath is pretty tough, like leather.

 

Your anemone seems to be happy underneath it.

It breaks up easily if I pull it out, which is why I kind of thought gracilaria, but it looks like dragon's breath.

And yes, it moved right there...on top of a paly.

[Chris-]

Poor paly, lol.

[Jan]

Cousin it. I just dated mayself.

 

there are several types of gracileria(sp) macro. Dragons breath would have grown thicker and wider.

[WaterDog]

Grrr...I want to get rid of some of it, but if it's something that people with tangs and such want, then I'll give it to them, but if it's dragon's breath...