Hey again guys, this morning when i turned on my lights, i noticed a fan sticking out of my closed up hammer coral(since lights just came on) and it looks like a barnacle. Is this safe or is jt gonna cause some problems in the future?
Barnacle in hammer coral
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Could possibly annoy the coral, but shouldn't be too dangerous. #reefsquad, any experience with barnacles in Euphyllia corals?
~Bruce, whose barnacles are all in an Acropora coral - other than making it lumpy and misshapen, they don't seem to harm it
~Bruce, whose barnacles are all in an Acropora coral - other than making it lumpy and misshapen, they don't seem to harm it
I've had one in the middle of one of my M. digitata for years, doesn't seem to bother it at all. I don't think it's possible to remove it without damaging the coral. In my case, the coral has encrusted completely around the barnacle's carapace, with only the operculum exposed.
Not harmful. I have one in my hammer, 8 months and no issue.
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I think my barnacle is between 2 heads which are going to split soon so i dont know if there will be any complications
I would guess it'll be just fine.
~Bruce
~Bruce
Mine grew from one to three heads just fine.
