Should I be worried about my lobo

[milamlucas52]

I got this lobo a while back and noticed it had this small white spiral with the little fan coming out of it. It didn’t grow much or change for a while but then it got bigger and it looks like there are a ton of little white spots on the lobo and on my back wall. Really love this ultra lobo and don’t want to lose it. Should I be worried?

 

[MoshJosh]

Small type of feather duster, generally considered harmless. Others may be the same or spirobid worms, also generally considered harmless.

 

[milamlucas52]

Okay that’s good news. Will this be something that is going go rampant in my tank? The day after I saw one or two on the glass and back wall, there was a ton of them all over.

 

[John Bolden]

No they normally come and go but they like higher nitrates. I've found that some of my zoas get irritated when they get big but other than that they are harmless. When in doubt take it out!

 

[milamlucas52]

Awesome thank you guys! If I did want to get rid of the ones on my coral would I just get some type of dip for the coral?

 

[John Bolden]

You could but I normally just pull it off or scrape it off. The feather duster skeleton is quite brittle and easy to remove.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Looks like a feather duster, which are generally harmless; however, in this case, I would remove it since it's on the coral. The feather duster opening could irritate the coral if it touches the coral's flesh.

PS that's an Acanthastrea pachysepta, not a Lobophyllia. A. pachysepta can be told apart from lobos by their thicker septa (this can sometimes look like a white tooth sticking out in situ) and a flesh texture of "folds" and "warts," which is a characteristic of the genus Acanthastrea.

 

[milamlucas52]

Cool thank you for the replies. Gotta love R2R!