Pest on Goni coral

[bshake]

Hey I was looking at my tank and found this on my goni. Any luck on what this might be?

 

[Crabs McJones]

feather duster

 

[bshake]

feather duster

Is that a normal hitchhiker? I know they’re filter feeders but are they a good or bad thing?

 

[njmaddreefer]

Personally, I don't do much when I get feather dusters and they are common. They've never bothered my corals.

 

[bshake]

Personally, I don't do much when I get feather dusters and they are common. They've never bothered my corals.

Thank you for the information

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Feather dusters are common hitchhikers and can also be a good sign of a maturing tank. The few I had in my tank I never did anything with them.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Is that a normal hitchhiker? I know they’re filter feeders but are they a good or bad thing?

Yup, good filter feeder, leave it be :)

 

[bshake]

Feather dusters are common hitchhikers and can also be a good sign of a maturing tank. The few I had in my tank I never did anything with them.

It’s weird I’ve never seen them before in my tank. I also saw something that looked similar to an Aptasia coming out of my elegance coral skeleton. I wish I took a photo of it but as soon as I saw it I put superglue all over it lol maybe it was a bit larger feather duster? Idk

 

[Gumbies R Us]

It’s weird I’ve never seen them before in my tank. I also saw something that looked similar to an Aptasia coming out of my elegance coral skeleton. I wish I took a photo of it but as soon as I saw it I put superglue all over it lol maybe it was a bit larger feather duster? Idk

Mine appeared almost overnight. Within a week I saw sponges, Coral Boring worms and feather dusters appear in my tank when before that there was nothing.

 

[IceNein]

I think it's very common to see things appear "out of nowhere" because the larval forms can be microscopic and tend to be very good at hiding because it's either hide or get eaten.

 

[bshake]

Mine appeared almost overnight. Within a week I saw sponges, Coral Boring worms and feather dusters appear in my tank when before that there was nothing

My 125 gallon tank side panel cracked so I redid my 75 gallon. Maybe the old tank was larger so I didn’t realize or see the pests.

 

[njmaddreefer]

Here is a guide to common hitchhikers I commonly reference:

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/guide-to-common-hitchhikers-in-reef-tanks.861/

 

[bshake]

I think it's very common to see things appear "out of nowhere" because the larval forms can be microscopic and tend to be very good at hiding because it's either hide or get eaten.

But this coral has been in the tank for months and never saw anything on it.

 

[bshake]

Here is a guide to common hitchhikers I commonly reference:

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/guide-to-common-hitchhikers-in-reef-tanks.861/

Thank you

 

[IceNein]

But this coral has been in the tank for months and never saw anything on it.

Feather dusters move around. You wouldn't think so, since they encase their body in a tube, but they really do.

 

[bshake]

Is there other pests that have tentacles similar to an Aiptasia but with fewer tentacles? Like 4 or 5 I think it has

 

[njmaddreefer]

Is there other pests that have tentacles similar to an Aiptasia but with fewer tentacles? Like 4 or 5 I think it has

Medusa Worm might look like it has tentacles??

 

[bshake]

Medusa Worm might look like it has tentacles??

lol a **** ton of super glue is good to close it off? It didn’t seem to move when I picked up the coral

 

[njmaddreefer]

lol a **** ton of super glue is good to close it off? It didn’t seem to move when I picked up the coral

Probably will work but I've never tried. Either way, none of these pest are particularly bad. A lot of hitchhikers can be prevented by dipping -do you dip?

 

[bshake]

Probably will work but I've never tried. Either way, none of these pest are particularly bad. A lot of hitchhikers can be prevented by dipping -do you dip?

I do dip everything in Bayre, H2o2 and potassium salts (reef primer)