An updated pic of my tennis ball sized bubble algae-

Firefish · 02-02-2002, 10:05 PM

If any of you remembered the last pic, it was the size of a golf ball. Now it's about the size of a tennis ball

Has any one else had any bubbles this big. I think I've discovered a new way to frag polyps, as the bubble grows it keeps tearing the polyp base.

**scubadude** · 02-02-2002, 10:21 PM

thats kinda kewl FF!!

do you have a bunch of other ones? or is it basically just the one big ball? I kinda like them....especially when they are shiny looking and have some coralline growing on them, and as long as they dont get out of porpotion. I have one thats almost the size of a nickel...maybe a tad bigger. Does it seem to bother the button polyps (other than tearing the base)? or anything else for that matter? If you wanted to get rid of it I would take the piece of rock out of the tank and pop the bubble then rinse it really good with water from a water change.

Firefish · 02-02-2002, 10:28 PM

I have a few bubbles the size of a dime but this fella is like a sky scraper! I dont know if I want to pop it yet...a part of me wants to see how big it'll get.

Not only that but the bubble is on a rather large rock that is covered with polyps. The polyps dont seem to be bothered by it, not yet any way...I also have some bubbles with coraline covering them, they kind look like a christmas bulb

mrok12 · 02-03-2002, 01:45 PM

Wow that thing is huge

MROK12

TooFar2Sea · 02-03-2002, 01:50 PM

I agree it is interesting to wonder how big that thing will get. However, I would look into making sure that it won't pop on its own. If that thing ever did break I would hate to see the mess. Good luck!

mastaJ · 02-03-2002, 07:35 PM

Ya, that is pretty cool. But, I wouldn't want to pop that, I think that inside that bubble it is filled with spores...that could be a lot of valonia

(Could you imagine a bubble basketball sized!!!)

eses · 02-04-2002, 11:51 AM

I think Jimungus is the scientific term.

I have one that is starting to catch up, it is now about the size of a golf ball. Yours is just huge.

I thought this was grape caulerpa, is it? I have four of them growing in my tank, different locations. They started out tiny, and now they are all pretty large, marble sized on up.

mastaJ · 02-04-2002, 05:56 PM

eses, grape caulerpa = http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/a...pecaulerpa.htm

valonia (bubble algae) = http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/a...ge/valonia.htm

fishpoo · 02-05-2002, 06:18 PM

have you thought about listing it forsale on Ebay.

Firefish · 02-05-2002, 06:31 PM

Hmmm, think I can?

It's really larger then a tennis ball. The thing is just really getting huge. Any body know how big they can get in the wild?

FishDaddy · 02-05-2002, 10:37 PM

I've had a few pop up from time to time but none the size of this monster!
My Baensch Atlas, Vol. 1, says Valonia ventricosa achieves a diameter of 5cm. Yours is apparently on steroids!!

BTW, the scientists who decide these things have renamed it and put it in a new genus Ventricaria ventricosa .
Dick

organicreefer · 02-05-2002, 10:54 PM

i agree with fishpoo,there just might be a market for such a thing.

i think its kinda cool.its cpative bred too..dont pop it youre nuts

02-02-2002, 10:05 PM	#1
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	An updated pic of my tennis ball sized bubble algae- If any of you remembered the last pic, it was the size of a golf ball. Now it's about the size of a tennis ball Has any one else had any bubbles this big. I think I've discovered a new way to frag polyps, as the bubble grows it keeps tearing the polyp base. __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

02-02-2002, 10:21 PM	#2
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	WHOA!...haha thats kinda kewl FF!! do you have a bunch of other ones? or is it basically just the one big ball? I kinda like them....especially when they are shiny looking and have some coralline growing on them, and as long as they dont get out of porpotion. I have one thats almost the size of a nickel...maybe a tad bigger. Does it seem to bother the button polyps (other than tearing the base)? or anything else for that matter? If you wanted to get rid of it I would take the piece of rock out of the tank and pop the bubble then rinse it really good with water from a water change.

02-02-2002, 10:28 PM	#3
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	I have a few bubbles the size of a dime but this fella is like a sky scraper! I dont know if I want to pop it yet...a part of me wants to see how big it'll get. Not only that but the bubble is on a rather large rock that is covered with polyps. The polyps dont seem to be bothered by it, not yet any way...I also have some bubbles with coraline covering them, they kind look like a christmas bulb __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

02-03-2002, 01:50 PM	#5
TooFar2Sea Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: st louis,mo,usa Posts: 47	I agree it is interesting to wonder how big that thing will get. However, I would look into making sure that it won't pop on its own. If that thing ever did break I would hate to see the mess. Good luck! __________________ Gary

02-03-2002, 07:35 PM	#6
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	Ya, that is pretty cool. But, I wouldn't want to pop that, I think that inside that bubble it is filled with spores...that could be a lot of valonia (Could you imagine a bubble basketball sized!!!) __________________ -mastaJ

02-03-2002, 01:45 PM	#4
mrok12 Mayor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Van Buren, MI Posts: 1,052	Wow that thing is huge MROK12

02-04-2002, 11:51 AM	#7
eses Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 270	I think Jimungus is the scientific term. I have one that is starting to catch up, it is now about the size of a golf ball. Yours is just huge. I thought this was grape caulerpa, is it? I have four of them growing in my tank, different locations. They started out tiny, and now they are all pretty large, marble sized on up.

02-04-2002, 05:56 PM	#8
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	eses, grape caulerpa = http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/a...pecaulerpa.htm valonia (bubble algae) = http://www.globaldialog.com/~jrice/a...ge/valonia.htm __________________ -mastaJ

02-05-2002, 06:18 PM	#9
fishpoo Citizen Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: north bergen, nj, usa Posts: 174	have you thought about listing it forsale on Ebay. __________________ great post! bring this one up to the top.

02-05-2002, 06:31 PM	#10
Firefish Mayor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Douglas, Ma Posts: 775	Hmmm, think I can? It's really larger then a tennis ball. The thing is just really getting huge. Any body know how big they can get in the wild? __________________ In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. -- Thomas Jefferson

02-05-2002, 10:37 PM	#11
FishDaddy Just Moved In Join Date: May 2000 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 31	I've had a few pop up from time to time but none the size of this monster! My Baensch Atlas, Vol. 1, says Valonia ventricosa achieves a diameter of 5cm. Yours is apparently on steroids!! BTW, the scientists who decide these things have renamed it and put it in a new genus Ventricaria ventricosa . Dick __________________ http://www.thereeftank.com/ The Reef Tank

02-05-2002, 10:54 PM	#12
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i agree with fishpoo,there just might be a market for such a thing. i think its kinda cool.its cpative bred too..dont pop it youre nuts

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