What are these strings out of my pagoda cup coral?

[TikiBird]

I’m afraid to ask, but does anyone know what these two things are coming out of my pagoda cup coral? (It hasn’t opened up it’s polyps since I fed it a couple of days ago btw)

 

[Kremis]

1st appears to be a barnacle or a feather worm, not sure about the second

 

[KJ]

1st pic barnacle.
Second pic Vermetid snail.

 

[TikiBird]

Thank you @Kremis and @KJ! Much appreciated. I did not realize these could live in corals!

 

[KJ]

Thank you @Kremis and @KJ! Much appreciated. I did not realize these could live in corals!

YW

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I want a barnacle.

 

[XNavyDiver]

I want a barnacle.

Is this barnacle on my frag?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Is this barnacle on my frag?

Yes! You have a barnacle too!!

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[XNavyDiver]

Yes! You have a barnacle too!!

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I was just taking pics of the "tester" frags on rack last night (so I have photographic proof that I'm not completely incompetent), when I zoomed in, I saw something pulsing on the frag. So I filmed it. So weird.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I was just taking pics of the "tester" frags on rack last night (so I have photographic proof that I'm not completely incompetent), when I zoomed in, I saw something pulsing on the frag. So I filmed it. So weird.

Soo cool!! It means it came from the ocean. From what I can tell, most often , filter feeders like this won't last long in our tanks. Just not enough food for them.

Folks who have experienced "plagues" of them(and other filter feeders ) clearly do have enough food for them.

 

[TikiBird]

Soo cool!! It means it came from the ocean. From what I can tell, most often , filter feeders like this won't last long in our tanks. Just not enough food for them.

Folks who have experienced "plagues" of them(and other filter feeders ) clearly do have enough food for them.

Aw man, I want to keep him alive! I have microvert food. Maybe I can target feed him once in a while. I also was adding it to the whole tank for the feather dusters (but I think it messed up my water!) [emoji853]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Just rotate your foods. Blow stuff of the rocks.

 

[DSC reef]

Is this barnacle on my frag?

Told you lol wish I could get a video of the on the tenuis frag.

 

[XNavyDiver]

More frag rack critters.

 

[DSC reef]

Looks like dorvellid worms. Scavengers

 

[XNavyDiver]

Looks like dorvellid worms. Scavengers

Cool. I didn't think they were invasive, it's just that my tank is finally getting interesting to look at. For too long my tank has been this glass box with water and rocks. I want to take pics and film it all the time now. Lol.

 

[DSC reef]

Cool. I didn't think they were invasive, it's just that my tank is finally getting interesting to look at. For too long my tank has been this glass box with water and rocks. I want to take pics and film it all the time now. Lol.

That's the fun part, watching it come to life. I'm happy for you man.

 

[nano reef]

Soo cool!! It means it came from the ocean. From what I can tell, most often , filter feeders like this won't last long in our tanks. Just not enough food for them.

Folks who have experienced "plagues" of them(and other filter feeders ) clearly do have enough food for them.

Are you saying that corals that come from the ocean wont live long in our tanks? I am not sure what filter feeder is. I am a newbie and I live in Florida. There are a lot of corals shops around me. I would say 10 in an hour or less drive! I never thought to aski f they were wild until my last one I bought and he said it was, so more than likely they all are! I am so stoked that I have a 1,000.00 credit from unique corals (dont hate me) lol and they are aquacultured! If you were me would you buy online? I live about an hour from WWC and I just noticed they have ebay auctions! I missed a bunch of bids last night that I thought was tonight, because I was going to save my unique for higher priced expensive corals that I could never afford to buy! LOL ANyway after I use up my credit I think I will make the drive to wwc and bi online for them. I guess I should consider myself lucky I live that close!