Feather duster growing in middle of torch?

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

Discovered this during dipping....should I try and remove it?

ying yang · Feb 4, 2022

Looks like coming out it's mouth.
Could the dip have irritated it and its its guts/ mesenterial filaments aka guts coming out possibly ?
I'm not 100% on this but if I was you I would be looking this up

Good luck with finding it out

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

ying yang said:
Looks like coming out it's mouth.
Could the dip have irritated it and its its guts/ mesenterial filaments aka guts coming out possibly ?
I'm not 100% on this but if I was you I would be looking this up

Good luck with finding it out

Haha, it's some kind of duster definitely not the torches guts...dunno if it would affect health if the coral...if it's friendly I'll keep it

TheDragonsReef · Feb 4, 2022

Pretty sure thats a type of barnacle. They tend to burrow into coral skeletons and sometimes can irritate them. Id try to remove

ying yang · Feb 4, 2022

What is this living inside of my torch coral????????

Just picked up this neon green torch today and noticed something peeking in and out of it. Any idea what this can be? Look like aiptasia to me but living inside the torch skeleton?

www.reef2reef.com

Ummm googled it and another similar thread and someone said barnacle and now I think of it yours possibly could be as barnacles got fan like tentacles

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

Dragonsreef said:
Pretty sure thats a type of barnacle. They tend to burrow into coral skeletons and sometimes can irritate them. Id try to remove

Getting the tweezers then

ying yang · Feb 4, 2022

ALIENS living inside of my torch coral!

So im walking by the tank and I notice one of my torches doesn't look like it normally does. They normally look like this... So im looking closely and I see what appears to be the filter feeding sweeper of a barnacle or other bi-valve sweeping the water from within my torch. This is the best...

www.reef2reef.com

Another barnacle looking thing in a torch, quite a few on google.

Does yours come in and out and have a filter feeding fan like attachment ?
I'm guessing so as you mention duster

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

ying yang said:
ALIENS living inside of my torch coral!

So im walking by the tank and I notice one of my torches doesn't look like it normally does. They normally look like this... So im looking closely and I see what appears to be the filter feeding sweeper of a barnacle or other bi-valve sweeping the water from within my torch. This is the best...

www.reef2reef.com

Another barnacle looking thing in a torch, quite a few on google.

Does yours come in and out and have a filter feeding fan like attachment ?
I'm guessing so as you mention duster

Yup it swoops out and goes back in like a fan

Ryde · Feb 4, 2022

CoastieFlo said:
Discovered this during dipping....should I try and remove it?

I have never seen this before. I hope your torch will make it!
Best of wishes.

ying yang · Feb 4, 2022

Goodluck whatever you decide ,and if decide remove with tweezers ,hopefully dont damage the torch ,all the best ^_^

On a side note,nature's brilliant and diverse and will live anywhere ,that's brilliant protection for the creature and probably snag some food that the torch catches the sneaky bugger ha ha

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

Ryde said:
I have never seen this before. I hope your torch will make it!
Best of wishes.

Thanks, it's made it this long so far... I'll keep and eye on it I guess

CoastieFlo · Feb 4, 2022

ying yang said:
Goodluck whatever you decide ,and if decide remove with tweezers ,hopefully dont damage the torch ,all the best ^_^

On a side note,nature's brilliant and diverse and will live anywhere ,that's brilliant protection for the creature and probably snag some food that the torch catches the sneaky bugger ha ha

Good point, I've decided to keep it there for now, no need to panic unless it's showing signs of stress