Friend or enemy?

[rtk]

I have something quite pretty growing in my 29 gallon tank which I
definitely did not put there. Maybe I should be alarmed at an evil
invader, but I have been welcoming its growth. I'll describe it/them.
It begins as a single deep red upright finger and then splits into two,
three, more fingers like a little tree. There are about 20 of them on a
bare rock, each a maximum of 1 inch high so far, but promising to grow
much more, up and out. I hope it's a good thing. Anyone recognize it
from the description?

Ruth Kazez

[Jon]

Kinda sounds like a red montipora digitata. If so it is really good. See
pic below:

http://www.oceansblend.com/images/red_montipora-hydno.jpg


"rtk" > wrote in message
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>I have something quite pretty growing in my 29 gallon tank which I
>definitely did not put there. Maybe I should be alarmed at an evil
>invader, but I have been welcoming its growth. I'll describe it/them. It
>begins as a single deep red upright finger and then splits into two, three,
>more fingers like a little tree. There are about 20 of them on a bare
>rock, each a maximum of 1 inch high so far, but promising to grow much
>more, up and out. I hope it's a good thing. Anyone recognize it from the
>description?
>
> Ruth Kazez

[rtk]

Jon wrote:

> Kinda sounds like a red montipora digitata. If so it is really good. See
> pic below:
>
> http://www.oceansblend.com/images/red_montipora-hydno.jpg
>

YES! That's it. Thank you very much. I'm so glad it's a good thing
because it's very pretty and becoming wide spread. I also have a couple
tiny aiptasia which I'm trying not to like because I know they're pests,
but they look like benign tiny featherduster worms and it's hard not to
enjoy them.

Ruth Kazez