Found a coral but what ia it?

[paulr]

I found a little coral on my rock. It is some sort of feather duster. Pic is not great but. Anyone?

 

[Craigj247]

Def looks likes a feather duster... Good filter feeders

 

[marsh]

are any hitchhiker feather dusters ever bad?

 

[Craigj247]

Nope not a bad thing... The only thing you need to watch out for are aiptasia and bristle worms.

 

[paulr]

I had got this rock from a pretty well established tank. But i didnt see any coral when i got it. Think this little guy will grow a lot bigger?? I just missed him since he blends is super well!

 

[Craigj247]

From his markings it looks like the guts that get pretty big...

 

[paulr]

Will be cool. It looks about maybe 2cm so really small. Any thoughts on how long it would take to grow full size?

 

[Craigj247]

Pretty long I think be patient.... You can buy a few bigger ones to keep you happy

 

[paulr]

He was a surprise so cant complain. My understanding is they dont need a ton of light and filter feed so i dont need to do much.

 

[Craigj247]

Yeah super easy to care for.

 

[Sniperhank]

You don't need to worry about them at all, they take care of themselves. I wouldn't expect the one that came in your rock to get as large as the one posted though, they are different kinds of dusters and the large ones we buy for in our tanks and the ones that come on our rock once and awhile aren't the same kind of duster.

 

[paulr]

Its super small. I found some other post that they are micro dusters and might grow to a bigger colony? But they are possibly not like the larger ones.