Grain of rice looking critters on my Frags.

[06lopez]

Saw these a few minutes ago on a Zoa and gsp frag. They look like a grain of rice, literally that size. They don’t seem to move at all. It looks like they have a tiny little hole at the top of the grain, at first I thought it was a gsp polyp but hesitated when I saw one pop up on the zoas. Any idea on what they could be ?

 

[SHNICI]

look like pineapple sponge.
Can you get closer photo of it Please, or to zoom a bit with the camera on it?

 

[06lopez]

Sure thing, let me try and get some better shots.

 

[06lopez]

 

[06lopez]

 

[SHNICI]

Confirm. Pineapple Sponges,they are completely harmless, filter feeders.

 

[06lopez]

Definitely a relief, thanks for the quick response

 

[smol_reef]

Kind of looks like pineapple sponge to me

 

[06lopez]

Thanks Smol.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

+pineapple sponge. They don’t bother anything I have them on except my blatant i because they grow between its stalks and it’s tiny