Filter feeder on candy cane

[HydroJ]

I just got a candy cane, I dip the coral and there is still something living in it. It looks like some filter feeders, is it harmful to the coral? Should I take it out and dip it again?

 

[blaxsun]

Not sure - but interesting.

 

[WheatToast]

Barnacle. Sessile crustaceans which are harmless filter-feeders.

What I see is the barnacle in the hole inside the coral and its sweeping action is it trying to catch food.
Can't see any feather duster in the one video I watched,maybe it's in another video idk .
But feather dusters crown are different than barnacles and feather duster usually stays out and retracts in when something gets close to it or light changes and a barnacle uses a sweeping action in and out and crown not completely all around if get me .
Like Erin said,I read often barnacles don't live that long in our tanks probably because off their feeding ,but stuff like this,the barnacles and corals can get on just fine usually.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Agreed with WheatToast - looks like a coral-boring barnacle of some kind. They won't harm your coral, they probably won't live long, and they won't spread in your tank. So, nothing to worry about, and a neat find while it lasts.

Edit: Also, welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[HydroJ]

Barnacle. Sessile crustaceans which are harmless filter-feeders.

Thank you very much!

 

[HydroJ]

Agreed with WheatToast - looks like a coral-boring barnacle of some kind. They won't harm your coral, they probably won't live long, and they won't spread in your tank. So, nothing to worry about, and a neat find while it lasts.

Edit: Also, welcome to Reef2Reef!

Thank you! This is my very first salt water aquarium!

 

[Gadbery]

Curious if it’s still alive. Iv always killed and removed them from torch coral as torches are sensitive. Got a candy cane in today with one on it. Only concern is it dyeing and taking a head of my candy cane with it

 

[HydroJ]

Curious if it’s still alive. Iv always killed and removed them from torch coral as torches are sensitive. Got a candy cane in today with one on it. Only concern is it dyeing and taking a head of my candy cane with it

They are alive and doing well, the candy cane is doing well too. I didn’t see it breading nor harming corals!

 

[Barb0713]

I just got a candy cane, I dip the coral and there is still something living in it. It looks like some filter feeders, is it harmful to the coral? Should I take it out and dip it again?

I just got a blasto today and one was in there.