Weird feather duster thing in torch coral? bad or good

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I recently bought this torch coral cause it was cheap and just notice now that i had a little white feathers that come out of a little circle hole in it. has like 3-4 anyone know if this is good or bad Would love some help!
 

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I would assume they've been there a while and are not harming the coral based on the video it looks healthy. You might do more harm than good trying to rid it of the what appears to be small feather dusters... just my 2 pennies
 
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I would assume they've been there a while and are not harming the coral based on the video it looks healthy. You might do more harm than good trying to rid it of the what appears to be small feather dusters... just my 2 pennies
Sounds good I guess i'll just leave it alone then thank you bro!
 

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I recently bought this torch coral cause it was cheap and just notice now that i had a little white feathers that come out of a little circle hole in it. has like 3-4 anyone know if this is good or bad Would love some help!
Those are coral-boring barnacles - harmless filter-feeders.

They can cause the coral to grow a bit oddly (deformed), but they shouldn't actually harm the coral at all unless they're large and the coral's small. Additionally, they're unlikely to reproduce successfully in a normal reef tank.

Personally, I'd keep them and enjoy.
 

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Thanks for posting this! Just found the same thing on a torch of mine, how's that torch doing? Any long term issues?
 

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