Bryopsis
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Benefits
Consumes nitrates
Drawback
Hope and pray that you never get this stuff. Produces chemical defences toxic to most herbivores.
Invasivness
Very
Hardiness
very
Growth rate
Dependant on nutrient
Introduction
Soft feathery clumps that attach to live rock and rubble, Male plant is yellowish green,Female is dark green. Reproduces easily
Common Names
Sea Ferns
Scientific Names
Bryopsis Pennata
Pest?
YES
Known Predators
Very few things eat it. Some include: Sea Hares, Foxface RabbitfishSea slugs Elysia Viridis and Placida Deneriticca are Bryopsis specific and will starve to death without supply.
Emerald A.K.A Mythrax Crabs (Mithrax sculptus) will eat it.
Cultivation
Sexual,asexual and fragmentation
FAQ
Reproduces from smallest fragment. Nutrient control recomended as well as out competeing with other macro algaes. Infested live rock is best removed,scrubbed and rinsed before replacement. UV sterilizers will help on floating pieces. Thrives in nutrient rich conditions high in phosphate. A filter sock of 100 microns recomended.
