What's this red bit? I'd please

[Bradlowes]

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz197/bradlowes/97e18a55.jpg

What's this? It's started off as little blobs and exploded into a plant lol. There about another 40 blobs on a piece of rock

Also my brittle star has had a bit of his let nommed off!about 2cm. But this was 3 weeks ago and it's still crawling around? It's not the flow as it's spineynbits are moving?

[Tangman]

It looks like a red algae if you do a google on algaes you might find it, there are 100s of algaes in the marine world. The stars leg will grow back as i have had them with only 1 leg and they have grown back. Twiggy

[jaimeomg]

It is indeed just an algae/seaweed...looks like Fauchea sp.

[cl0wn]

with the sharp tips it resembles an algae i had in my tank years ago. it was called yugo or something similar, it was a hawaiian endemic and burrowed into the rock, friends who took frags couldn't get it to grow, because i think it need to be anchored. apparently it's fantastic for refugiums. slow growing for the first few inches it then skyrockets. will try to get the definite name, busy with google as we speak.

[Bradlowes]

It is very shiny a neon-like in certain lights... Looks nice to be honest! I may just keep it in there and see what happens

Having a look at fauchea sp now ...

[cl0wn]

it's doing my head in, can't remember the name there is an "ogo" algae gracilaria but not sure. it's attractive tho', and useful. may not be able to sleep now. cheers brad!

[michael.]

looks very nice whatever the scientific name is, reminds me of a salad leaf

[Tangman]

I bet my lipstick would like it LOL Twiggy

[jaimeomg]

If you guys don't like my Fauchea sp. suggestion, then how about Botryocladia sp.

[spanko]

Red algae is always hard to identify scientific name. I am thinking some kind of Gracillaria sp.