Feather duster??

[Beretta]

I just noticed this feather like fan coming out of the side of my Duncan. Should I remove this off him but in doing so I do not want to damage my beautiful coral. Need help with this!! I though this was potentially just another head but now I am really unsure.

 

[Miami Reef]

Relax. I’ll notify the admins to remove the emergency tag.

You made 2 exact threads, so I’ll have that taken care of too.

Good luck. Share pics with white light.

 

[Beretta]

A picture would help

I am trying to download the video and pics I took. Don’t know if it’s my service or the storm that’s screwing up my Wi-Fi but this site is obviously working against me. I did try to attach a video that doesn’t a seem to want to download. ‍

Relax. I’ll notify the admins to remove the emergency tag.

You made 2 exact threads, so I’ll have that taken care of too.

Good luck. Share pics with white light.

 

[littlefoxx]

Does it have a hard or soft tube?

 

[KrisReef]

That looks like a barnacle. It will probably starve soon. Nothing to worry about.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Yeah, looks like a barnacle; I've heard the coral-boring ones typically last longer than other barnacles do, but - regardless - it shouldn't be an issue with where it's at.

 

[Nano_Man]

I just noticed this feather like fan coming out of the side of my Duncan. Should I remove this off him but I’m doing so I do not want to damage my beautiful coral. Need help with this!! I though this was potentially just another head but now I am really unsure.

Have you got a picture in white light for the members so they can help you out

 

[Beretta]

Have you got a picture in white light for the members so they can help you out you can see

 

[Beretta]

I wish the video would post of it popping it’s head out..lol

 

[Nano_Man]

@vetteguy53081

 

[vetteguy53081]

Pics are sort of orange making it hard to clearly see but appears to be a tube worm which emits its fan for feeding

 

[paragrouper]

Looks like a tube worm to me and they are harmless filter feeders. Maybe just leave it be.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just noticed this feather like fan coming out of the side of my Duncan. Should I remove this off him but I’m doing so I do not want to damage my beautiful coral. Need help with this!! I though this was potentially just another head but now I am really unsure.

Can be scraped off. Regarding emergency . . . . .
Please Note: An emergency is a trauma or crisis situation in which one is losing fish rapidly, tank is leaking, coral suddenly turning white, as examples and these persons warrant immediate help and posting a basic question takes away from those who need immediate attention.
Just a clarification for you as if one day you have a true emergency, you cant get help fast enough and will hope someone is nt posting similar making you wait.
Hope you did get answer you were seeking

 

[Beretta]

My apologies in regards to what you may feel isn’t an emergency. I will make sure to not input that again but I truly was concerned and had no idea what was living on the skeleton of my Duncan and what is now introduced into my nano tank. It is a barnacle and ended up putting some super glue on him. I hate to kill anything but I just don’t want him to irritate my habitants. I won’t put the emergency tag on there again.

 

[Aiptaisia anemone]

Its a barnacles... they will die eventually