something in red planet?
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Capt_Cully
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sounds like a tunicate Steve. You could try capping it with superglue. They are harmless though. Could also be a vermetid snail. Any stringy snot like webbing come out of it?
Tough to tell from the pic.
Tough to tell from the pic.
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
it's a martian 
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I would leave it alone.
It's likely a barnacle, vermitid or some similar filter feeding organism. I have these in my corals. (The two tentacle types, too.)
I'm still working with a really bad monitor and HOPEFULLY Santa will bring me a new one.
It's likely a barnacle, vermitid or some similar filter feeding organism. I have these in my corals. (The two tentacle types, too.)
I'm still working with a really bad monitor and HOPEFULLY Santa will bring me a new one.
Capt_Cully
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Barney?
Barney?
Looking more like a barnacle. I would just leave it unless you note adverse effects on the RP.
Barney?
Looking more like a barnacle. I would just leave it unless you note adverse effects on the RP.
The first coral I bought from Salt Water Paradise many years ago was a trachyphylia radiata, then called welsophypia. I brought it home and saw tentacles. Brought it back in a bucket with a portable air bubbler, sure it would die . Joe looked at me like I was insane. He kindly assured me it would be fine as it was a barnacle. I was dubious but came to like watching the barnacle for many years and realized how much there is to learn in this hobby.
LoL, good story tmz.Yep,never a shortage of new things learn about in this hobby whitch certainly keeps it interesting.
So,I took the advice here and left the barnacle be,its been a little over 3 weeks since I posted and here is a followup pic of the barnacle. Its definately gotten alot bigger.
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So,I took the advice here and left the barnacle be,its been a little over 3 weeks since I posted and here is a followup pic of the barnacle. Its definately gotten alot bigger.
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Cptn Spaulding
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it almost looks like a coco worm..... but they dont burrow in corals.. possibly a christmas tree worm or something of the sort? i know they like to go in certain sps.. cant be sure, though.
teamdulski
The Saltiest!
Can you turn the flow off and take a macro photo of it by any chance? I thought for sure it would be a barnacle but now I'm not sure.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
freekin martian I tell ya!
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