Menella - parasite?

[Green_fishy]

Hi,
few days ago my wife gave me on my birthday violet menella. I see weird swelling on coral, what could it be? Some kind of parasite, snail or what?

 

[ManEatingGuppy]

Hard to tell from the pic, but most likely barnacles. They are harmless; the gorgonian grew over them.

 

[teemee]

it's pretty common, and has never affected the health of any gorgonian I've had. I think it adds character happy belated birthday!

 

[noy]

looks like you have cyano though - blow that off!

 

[Green_fishy]

Thanks for respone @noy: now coral is clean and I see beautiful, hungry violet polyps