Red Bubble Algea???

[teresaq]

is there such a thing? I have a small rock with Athenia on it, and these red ball like bubbles. They range from tiny to about the size of a marble. I picked a few off, and when I did, one broke open, and they was a jell like substance inside. Anyone have and ideas

I will try of a picture later.
Teresaq

 

[2ntx]

Yes, there is. Red bubble algae will take your take by storm if you allow it to.
There are several causes I think - primarily poor water quality or weak lighting. If you remove it, you need to try to do this without breaking it open. I am no expert on algae but I have read that breaking the bubbles open allow the algae to reproduce more quickly and in other parts of your tank.

 

[cmaxwell39]

I had a lot of red bubble algae in my tank. From my research a foxface is about the only thing that will take care of it. I got one and it took care of all the red bubble algae in my tank in less than a week. HTH.

 

[nycbob]

emerald crabs will eat them.

 

[teresaq]

Thanks, It came with the coral. Its just getting bigger on that one rock. I will take it out of tank and pick what I can off. I will add an emerald also. Cant do any of the fish, as this is a 37 gal tank.
Teresa

 

[alix2.0]

IME with green bubble algae (hair also), emeralds never touched the stuff.
i think everyone recomends them because theyve seen others reccomend them, and so on, but only a few really do eat it... JMO

 

[nycbob]

there r 2 instances when i had bubble algae outbreak in the past. both times my emerald crabs took care of it. the 1st time was in my 24 nano, and the 2nd time was my current 72.