Two red fan things on my coral, what is it?

[Greenebean04]

So here is a picture and a video of what they look like, I’m pretty stuck on what they might be. Does anyone know?

 

[Dempsey941]

Looks like some featherdusters. Filter feeders shouldn’t be an issue.

 

[Greenebean04]

Looks like some featherdusters. Filter feeders shouldn’t be an issue.

Could they hurt the coral or have any negative affect on it?

 

[Dempsey941]

The only thing I can think of is touching the coral and it not wanting to open, but I’m not 100%

 

[Mikeltee]

Those look like aptasia to me. They are detrimental to your system. We all have them and you would get them at some point. May as well learn to maintain now...

 

[Dempsey941]

Those look like aptasia to me. They are detrimental to your system. We all have them and you would get them at some point. May as well learn to maintain now...

I thought that too, but look they are connected to a tube which made me think featherduster.

 

[Copingwithpods]

Not aptasia, harmless feather dusters and in most cases they are actually in danger of being encrusted over by a coral.

 

[Mikeltee]

Well the heads look like aptasia in the pic. I assume those long tubes are its body? I have featherdusters but they are all inside the rock and I only see their fans. They don't look anything like my aptasia though.

 

[Copingwithpods]

Here's one of mine, picked a really bad spot to set up camp and is probably going to get covered by that horn coral

 

[CindyKz]

+1 harmless featherdusters. Some of them are really pretty.

 

[Johny Cash]

GreeneBean04 those are aiptasias my friends, and you want to get rid of them,( have a plan ready)

how to remove aiptasia in a reef tank - Google Search

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[Johny Cash]

Here's one of mine, picked a really bad spot to set up camp and is probably going to get covered by that horn coral

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yes this one is red feather duster worm

 

[Copingwithpods]

yes this one is red feather duster worm

So are Op's, they are identical to mine, I don't know where you are getting aptasia from. For reference these are aptasias, no hard white tube they retract to, no bright red color, no near instant retraction upon disturbtion.

 

[eschaton]

Those are absolutely a type of featherduster. I have several of that kind in my tank as well.

As was stated, Aiptasia looks nothing like that.

 

[RKSREEF]

wow thanks for the knowledge