Anybody know what this is im stumped

[cosmokramer]

hey guys i just noticed these 3 purple balls in my tank with orange dots anybody have any idea what this is ???

 

[Lenny718]

Looks like the start of new zoas growing

 

[rookie07]

Some kinda of sponge/tunicate or other filter feeder?
The red dots might be eggs...is that possible?

 

[basiab]

It is probably a kind of algea, forgot what it is called. The spots come when they are mature. Try cutting one off at the base without busting it since that will cause it to spread faster. If it is what I think then when you bust it out of the tank it will ooze a sticky liquid.

 

[greybolt03]

My first thought was tunicate

 

[cosmokramer]

hmm ty are they bad for the tank ?

 

[cowfish]

It's a macroalgae. Can be invasive, but I've found it to be a slow grower and easily pruned.

 

[reefman]

red bubble algea

 

[skene]

rhodophyta