Possible Parasite on My Torch

[mikevas78]

I just saw this on my torch just now. Need help to figure out what it is and what to do. It’s white and looks in some way feathery.

 

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Pineapple Sponge?

 

[cpoynter]

Possibly white foram. I have one on my hammer.

 

[mikevas78]

Possibly white foram. I have one on my hammer.

Is that harmful? That does look like it. It did retract though. Does yours retract? I dipped the coral and found a flatworm. I also saw eggs and scrapped them all off. I then dipped the rest of my hammers and nothing came off of those. I’m hoping I got all the eggs off my torch.

 

[mikevas78]

Pineapple Sponge?

I ended up dipping it and one flatworm came off and I saw eggs and scrapped them all off. I also dipped the rest of my hammers and nothing came off of those.

 

[cpoynter]

Is that harmful? That does look like it. It did retract though. Does yours retract? I dipped the coral and found a flatworm. I also saw eggs and scrapped them all off. I then dipped the rest of my hammers and nothing came off of those. I’m hoping I got all the eggs off my torch.

They’re not harmful. I haven’t tried to see if it will retract — it’s in a tight spot.