Help me id this please

jmsilhy · 06/29/2020, 09:01 PM

I found this on top of a cerith snail, anyone knows what it is and if its good or bad? The red arrow indicates where a black thing goes out like a snake tongue...

blowmecius · 06/29/2020, 09:18 PM

Looks like a barnacle. Harmless filter feeder.

Michael Hoaster · 06/30/2020, 09:04 AM

Yep, barnacle.

billdogg · 06/30/2020, 03:44 PM

Nice little hitchhiker!

Sk8r · 07/01/2020, 06:54 PM

Enjoy him while you can keep him alive---alas, filter feeders other than corals have a poor record in our tanks. Rod's food might help him out; or maybe Coral Frenzy

06/29/2020, 09:01 PM	#1
jmsilhy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 157	Help me id this please I found this on top of a cerith snail, anyone knows what it is and if its good or bad? The red arrow indicates where a black thing goes out like a snake tongue...

06/29/2020, 09:18 PM	#2
blowmecius Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryand Posts: 177	Looks like a barnacle. Harmless filter feeder. __________________ Homer no function beer well without.

06/30/2020, 09:04 AM	#3
Michael Hoaster Registered Seaweedist Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 5,807	Yep, barnacle. __________________ As many naturalists and environmentalists have suggested, we should set aside our arrogance, our desire to conquer and control everything, and walk hand in hand with Mother Nature. -Walter Adey Current Tank Info: 180g Seagrass Sandbar Lagoon, START DATE November 28, 2018

06/30/2020, 03:44 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Nice little hitchhiker! __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

07/01/2020, 06:54 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Enjoy him while you can keep him alive---alas, filter feeders other than corals have a poor record in our tanks. Rod's food might help him out; or maybe Coral Frenzy __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.