Barnacle inside torch mouth?

[TheStricklins]

Maybe I'm seeing this wrong but is this a barnacle inside my torches mouth? Is that okay for the torch?

 

[James M]

Looks like it. They usually can coexist with each other but sometimes the Barnacle could kill the head

 

[TheStricklins]

Looks like it. They usually can coexist with each other but sometimes the Barnacle could kill the head

I was afraid of that. I'd imagine there's no way to get it out?

 

[JGT]

Fairly common. You can try gluing over the opening when the torch is retracted.

 

[homer1475]

Barnacles are very short lived in our tanks(we don't have the planktonic soup swirling around our tanks like the ocean). It will eventually die and the torch will be fine. It may shrink up a bit in that area, but should recover just fine once the barnacle dies.

 

[TheStricklins]

Barnacles are very short lived in our tanks(we don't have the planktonic soup swirling around our tanks like the ocean). It will eventually die and the torch will be fine. It may shrink up a bit in that area, but should recover just fine once the barnacle dies.

Thanks!