barnacle on trumpet coral

[snowlynx]

so the barnacle/sea fan is taking over the trumpet coral head

how do you remedy this without killing the trumpet?

 

[SAT]

A photo might help. Barnacles and sea fans are very different things.

 

[Maggie321]

I have one in mine and my trumpet is winning

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

 

[Maggie321]

I have one in mine and my trumpet is winning

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

They have been living together for a few months now. I am not sure how to get rid of the barnacle. I kinda like mine

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

 

[snowlynx]

They are cool, reminds me of Grimm Reaper hands

but I got 3 going on one head

 

[SAT]

It is my experience that barnacles will starve after a few months. In any case I doubt they will propagate. If you really want to get rid of them, I expect you could treat them like Aiptasia.

 

[mcgyvr]

IMO leave it be..
I've had many corals with barnacles on them and never has it caused a problem...
The barnacles have always lived peacefully right along side the coral and I've never had them starve out either..

Let nature do nature..

 

[snowlynx]

IMO leave it be..
I've had many corals with barnacles on them and never has it caused a problem...
The barnacles have always lived peacefully right along side the coral and I've never had them starve out either..

Let nature do nature..

It is not a big deal for me. Do barnacles spread or grow bigger, my only concern.