Barnacles living within acro?

[Sugar_tan32]

Hey R2R I have a question. Is it possible to get barnacles within a Walt Disney branch if you introduce wild colonies into a tank where it's held?? The circled spot, you can see its feather.

 

[Maggie321]

I have a barnacle that's been living inside a trumpet/candy cane coral since I got it. I don't see why it wouldn't be able to live in an acropora.

 

[Sugar_tan32]

I've seen them in acros before but only ones that are maricultured/ wild. So I was wondering if it's possible a wild acro that has them, if the barnacle could move on to a Walt Disney that's in the same tank? Or if anyone has experience with it

 

[hatfielj]

This is very common. I've seen them on wild, maricultured, and aquacultured. They don't hurt anything, usually just cause a weird swelling or some funky branches.

 

[Sugar_tan32]

This is very common. I've seen them on wild, maricultured, and aquacultured. They don't hurt anything, usually just cause a weird swelling or some funky branches.

So technically they can just move onto another acro??

 

[hatfielj]

I dont know how they do it, but the method they use for finding and attaching to a host in the wild should be no different then how they do it in captivity.

 

[Sugar_tan32]

I dont know how they do it, but the method they use for finding and attaching to a host in the wild should be no different then how they do it in captivity.

Awesome, thanks hatfielj

 

[ca1ore]

I have had barnacles survive in either wild or macro colonies; but never had them propogate onto colonies already in my tank. If that happened with your frag, that's pretty cool.