Pink protrusions on hammer?

[AquaLogic]

Hello, this is my first hammer. Could someone tell me if these little pink protrusions are part of the hammer, or a pest? They look like they have little tentacles.

 

[MoshJosh]

Assuming they are stationary, my best guess is some kind of sponge or algae. If that is the case I wouldn't worry too much about them, though you could scrap them off if you like.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I have these on my nemenzophyllia, pretty sure they're called Benthic* foraminiferans, harmless filter feeders

Nevermind that's not what they're called, let me get the name

It was it, I just misspelled it, @ISpeakForTheSeas IDd the ones I have as "something like Miniacina miniacea" either way harmless/beneficial filter-feeders

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello, this is my first hammer. Could someone tell me if these little pink protrusions are part of the hammer, or a pest? They look like they have little tentacles.

Looks like foraminiferans and are harmless

 

[MoshJosh]

Think I found it. . . pink Homotrema rubra???

 

[MoshJosh]

Old thread:

Red vermetid snail looking things on my frogspawn coral?

Hey, so i just got this coral from my LFS and it has some red things on it, is it just algae or something else?fro

www.reef2reef.com

And the Coralax even chimed in (I really hope your name is a Lorax reference @ISpeakForTheSeas, otherwise my joke will make no sense):

Possibly benthic foraminiferans:

 

[AquaLogic]

Think I found it. . . pink Homotrema rubra???

It looks really close to that. That might be it, thanks. If they are harmless I will leave them alone, because from the photos I see online they are actually quite pretty.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

It looks really close to that. That might be it, thanks. If they are harmless I will leave them alone, because from the photos I see online they are actually quite pretty.

Try miniacina miniacea

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Old thread:

Red vermetid snail looking things on my frogspawn coral?

Hey, so i just got this coral from my LFS and it has some red things on it, is it just algae or something else?fro

www.reef2reef.com

And the Coralax even chimed in (I really hope your name is a Lorax reference @ISpeakForTheSeas, otherwise my joke will make no sense):

Haha, yeah, it's a Lorax reference - and yeah, assuming these feel hard/solid rather than soft:

Looks like a benthic foraminiferans to me (possibly Miniacina miniacea or a branching morphotype of Homotrema rubrum to me) - harmless filter feeders.

 

[AquaLogic]

Haha, yeah, it's a Lorax reference - and yeah, assuming these feel hard/solid rather than soft:

I haven't felt them yet. What if they feel soft?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I haven't felt them yet. What if they feel soft?

Then that'd indicate something like a macroalgae or sponge (both of which would likely be harmless); I doubt they'll feel soft though.