Common name |
Image |
Taxonomy |
Care Level |
Growth rate |
Description |
Max size |
False Sargassum | | Cystoseira sp. | Moderate | Slow | | 18" |
Scroll algae, Potato algae | | Padina sp. | Expert | Slow | | 6" |
Common name |
Image |
Taxonomy |
Care Level |
Growth rate |
Description |
Max size |
Chaeto | | Chaetomorpha sp. | Easy | Fast | Grows as a tangled mass of green filaments. Not particularly attractive, but this species can serve a useful role as habitat for microinvertibrates and an absorber of excess nitrogen and other nutrients. Often kept in a refugium. | 24" mound |
Blade caulerpa | | Caulerpa prolifera | Easy | Fast | | 6" |
Grape caulerpa | | Caulerpa racemosa | Easy | Fast | | 8" |
Green calcerous algae | | Halimeda sp. | Easy to Moderate | Moderate | | 10" |
Sawblade caulerpa | | Caulerpa serrulata | Easy | Moderate | | 5" |
Sea lettuce | | Ulva lactuca | Easy | Fast | | 8" mound |
Common name |
Image |
Taxonomy |
Care Level |
Growth rate |
Description |
Max size |
Ogo algae | | Gracilaria parvispora | Easy | Moderate | | 10" |
Coralline Algae | | Order Corallinales | Moderate | Slow | Ubiquitous in well maintained reef aquaria, this algae forms attractive splotches of color encrusted on live rock. Calcium supplementation encourages good growth of coralline algae species. | |
References
- Marine Plants In The Aquarium: An online guide to the identification and care of marine plants and macroalgae in the aquarium. Gulf Coast Ecosystems http://marineplantbook.com