What are these on this torch?

[airedwin]

Anything I should be worried about before I add this torch to my tank? I do plan to dip

 

[s_tooz_123]

Althought its hard to tell, the maroon / purple things looks like vermetid snails to me. If so, scrape them off and rinse before the torch thoroughly before it goes into the tank.

The dip will likely not impact them as they have a trap door on their tube that they can close when threatened.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

^^^ they pop off with a little effort.

The more thorough you are in removing them, the lower your chances of getting them in your tank.

However, not the end of the world if they get in. It's just better to be vigilant and try to keep them out

 

[airedwin]

Althought its hard to tell, the maroon / purple things looks like vermetid snails to me. If so, scrape them off and rinse before the torch thoroughly before it goes into the tank.

The dip will likely not impact them as they have a trap door on their tube that they can close when threatened.

Here is a closer picture

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

The closer picture leads be to think it's sponge.

Are the calcified tubes or soft to the touch?

 

[airedwin]

The closer picture leads be to think it's sponge.

Are the calcified tubes or soft to the touch?

I havent touched it yet, it's still in the container, I'm on the way home

 

[trsmith18]

The pink things look like sponges

 

[airedwin]

Oh ok thanks, sponges should be ok then

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

1 looks like either spirorbis or vermiteds.

2 looks like sponge

 

[airedwin]

1 looks like either spirorbis or vermiteds.

2 looks like sponge

Here is clearer picture of the holes

 

[jabberwock]

In the picture in post 9, to the right of the circle for number 2 at the edge of the photo looks like it could be aptasia.

Do the things in the holes retract when you poke at them?

 

[trsmith18]

Never seen those “holes” on any of the torches I’ve bought or handled

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

@airedwin is this a wild euphyllia?

 

[airedwin]

In the picture in post 9, to the right of the circle for number 2 at the edge of the photo looks like it could be aptasia.

Do the things in the holes retract when you poke at them?

Haven't tried yet

 

[airedwin]

In the picture in post 9, to the right of the circle for number 2 at the edge of the photo looks like it could be aptasia.

Do the things in the holes retract when you poke at them?

Haven't tried

@airedwin is this a wild euphyllia?

No, I bought this from a local reefer

 

[fish farmer]

The red things are foraminifera and should be hard and have little spikey hairs, they also come in white. Very common on Pacific wild rock back in the day. Harmless filter feeders.

Those holes....maybe some type of boring sponge?

 

[airedwin]

The red things are foraminifera and should be hard and have little spikey hairs, they also come in white. Very common on Pacific wild rock back in the day. Harmless filter feeders.

Ya they do have spikey hairs

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

No, I bought this from a local reefer

Gotcha... the only reason why I asked is that it's rare to see sponge like that on the coral skeleton that has been in captivity for a long period of time.

 

[airedwin]

Gotcha... the only reason why I asked is that it's rare to see sponge like that on the coral skeleton that has been in captivity for a long period of time.

Oh ok, sounds like it's not a sponge

 

[Rogueaquariums]

Anything I should be worried about before I add this torch to my tank? I do plan to dip

^^^ they pop off with a little effort.

The more thorough you are in removing them, the lower your chances of getting them in your tank.

However, not the end of the world if they get in. It's just better to be vigilant and try to keep them out

I have some dental tools in a kit I bought on Amazon that I use when Scraping the sides of Euphyllia. I like to get them clean even removing sponges before i dip them.