Something ugly on my Trumpet corals - help please

Richard Mrázek

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Hello - I am a beginner. My trumpet corals (which I have a few months and they was well until now) was growing up and healthy, but lasz one or two weeks they was just unhappy, they start srhrinking... So today I remove them from tank and I can see on them a small white snail shells and "something" white ugly... Can you please advice me, how I can remove it - mechanicaly? Or some dip?
Thanks and sorry for my English.
Richard

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Looks like a pineapple sponge. I believe they are pretty harmless. You could literally pluck it off with some tweezers if you want to remove it. Also I’d take a toothbrush to the base of that coral and give it a good cleaning.
 
And one next question please - this red leafs? Remove it or leave it?

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Yea spirobid worms, they'll be ok.

Looks like there could be vermitid snails to, there a bit more of a problem and can annoy corals when they put there Web thing out to feed.

I agree pineapple sponge and it shouldn't be causing any issues.

I would leave the red leaf if it was me, it looks like some kind of macro algae
 

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