Turtle Weed: Rock

Turtle Weed, Chlorodesmis fastigiata, adds attractive grassy thatches that bring richness to the terrain of the home aquarium. Also known as Maiden’s Hair or Turtle Grass, this marine fauna does contain a mild toxin that helps deter it from being nibbled upon by fish and invertebrates. This toxin does not seem to affect members of the Tang family, who enjoy grazing from and eating the fine-filamented branches that form the majority of the plant. Turtle Weed is beneficial to the home aquarium in that it help to consume nitrates. It also uses carbon dioxide, converting it to oxygen much like its non-marine plant cousins. Intentional placement of macro algae in the home aquarium can be a help in fighting the typically nuisance algae forms by consuming the nutrients from which the nuisance algae would feed.

Ships as a cluster growing from a piece of Live Rock. Approximate Sizes: Small: 1" to 3"; Medium: 3.5" to 5”