Worm growing inside my acro

[IronVulture]

Here's the pics tell me what you think.

A couple of zoomed in pics

 

[KJ]

Coral Barnacle

 

[IronVulture]

Coral Barnacle

Awesome thanks[emoji106]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Thats sweet!

 

[KJ]

Awesome thanks[emoji106]

YW

 

[Sabellafella]

Wow i seen this thread and thought something completely differenr, yes thats a barnacle, but their are these type of red/black worms that live in acros thats ben going around lately

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Very cool!

 

[Squishie89]

Is it weird that it having that worm/barnacle would make me want to buy it? Haha, very cool!!!

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I love it!

 

[Keiki]

Cool, I have not seen very many in my 18 years of coral keeping.

 

[Lowstorm]

Is it weird that it having that worm/barnacle would make me want to buy it? Haha, very cool!!!

Me too!!!

 

[Sabellafella]

thats dead frag off a mariculture (yea i kno) with about 15 of them in it and i felt bad dipping it and throwing it out because of them so i kept it lol

 

[Lowstorm]

So can you frag it then grow other corals on it?

 

[Sabellafella]

So can you frag it then grow other corals on it?

I guess so lol i should be able to, thats a good question. People say barnicals dont last long and they wind up dieng but ive had that dead frag for over a year and there still there lol

 

[Lowstorm]

You might be able to have a niche market for them.

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

I have a millie with one in it. Fans out every second. Kind of cool.