Barnacles

[kurtg]

I found some large pink Barnacles on the beach this morning. Sorry, I don't have the name, but they are an invasive species in Florida and come from south east asia. I put them into an isolation tank, and they seem to have weathered the temp change just fine. Their dusters are coming out, and I added some plankton to the water.

Any special care that I should know about? Will they over take my tank if I put them in? Any warnings, or experiences that I should know about?

--Kurt

 

[papagimp]

Some can burrow themselves into a coral head, but usually not to the point of killing the coral. But that is also in the wild, home aquarium adds all sorts of variables to the equation. I currently have found about 10 misc species of barnacles in my tank and so far nothing bad has happened. They all feed constantly throughout the day and seem to really enjoy the phyto additions.

Can we get a pic posted of these pink ones? All mine are kinda tiny barnacles, the largest being about 1" across.

 

[seapug]

I'd be careful. Some barnacles have a larval stage in which they are parasitic on fish.

 

[kurtg]

here's a quick link:
http://stjohns.ifas.ufl.edu/sea/marine_invasives.html#pacific

I'll try for a photo.