Bobbit worm antenna?

[LandLockedJones]

Ahoy,

I added a Duncan to the tank the other day. And when I was on the way home, I looked at the bag and saw a few hitchhikers. Was already planning a coralrx dip so wasn’t really concerned.

seems I bumped of a snail or 2 which I wish I would have kept. But I also saw this thing that looked like half a starfish.

Finally had time to look for it online, and encountered a critter that looks like something you’d see in stranger things.

Obviously labeled as a bad hitchhiker, but seems to be some debate as to whether removing them is more trouble than its

My question, is am I missing the rest of this monster?

I only saw this piece that looks like it’s antenna, which was latched on the coral and actually came off in the bag, nothing that looked like the rest of this guy came off with the dip.

just wondering if I should expect the rest of it is still living in the Duncan or something.

Thanks for looking!

Nothing left to do but sail away,
~LandLockedJones~

 

[blaxsun]

So the duncan is already in the display, or...?

 

[LandLockedJones]

It is, no space for quarantine currently. Gonna work on that in the future.

The only thing inside is 2 standard clowns, a Duncan and 2 RFA’s. So I am not losing sleep over it. (yet, my sillyness usually catches up with me so we will see…)

Just got really curious after seeing something so small, that is attached to something off a black metal album cover. Personally, I think they look cool, just not sure I want it in the tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a brittle starfish to me

 

[SlugSnorter]

Ahoy,

I added a Duncan to the tank the other day. And when I was on the way home, I looked at the bag and saw a few hitchhikers. Was already planning a coralrx dip so wasn’t really concerned.

seems I bumped of a snail or 2 which I wish I would have kept. But I also saw this thing that looked like half a starfish.

Finally had time to look for it online, and encountered a critter that looks like something you’d see in stranger things.

Obviously labeled as a bad hitchhiker, but seems to be some debate as to whether removing them is more trouble than its

My question, is am I missing the rest of this monster?

I only saw this piece that looks like it’s antenna, which was latched on the coral and actually came off in the bag, nothing that looked like the rest of this guy came off with the dip.

just wondering if I should expect the rest of it is still living in the Duncan or something.

Thanks for looking!

Nothing left to do but sail away,
~LandLockedJones~

that looks like a brittle. not a bobbit worm antena lol

 

[damsels are not mean]

Free brittle star!

 

[LandLockedJones]

Alright then,

The shorter legs (and no experience) really threw me off. I thought starfish grew more symmetrically. Though I had no basis for that thought.

When I was scrolling through that hitchhiker list and came across that thing. Seeing those bands on the antennas made me curious.

I wish I would have thrown it in, along with the 2 little snails. It was already dislodged when I put it into the dip so I didn’t bother grabbing it.

Thanks!

 

[A Young Reefer]

Alright then,

The shorter legs (and no experience) really threw me off. I thought starfish grew more symmetrically. Though I had no basis for that thought.

When I was scrolling through that hitchhiker list and came across that thing. Seeing those bands on the antennas made me curious.

I wish I would have thrown it in, along with the 2 little snails. It was already dislodged when I put it into the dip so I didn’t bother grabbing it.

Thanks!

be careful not all snails are good.
check this out for more help in the future: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/guide-to-common-hitchhikers-in-reef-tanks.861/

 

[damsels are not mean]

Bobbitt worms are not something to really worry about. There's like 2 cases of them ever happening that I've seen online even when live rock was the thing so they were exceedingly rare even before the sterile tanks of today.

 

[LandLockedJones]

be careful not all snails are good.
check this out for more help in the future: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/guide-to-common-hitchhikers-in-reef-tanks.861/

That is the reason I did not add it in, however, appears it was a little stomatella and there was another that was smaller and looked similar but was hard to tell.

I just tossed them all out and figured I would ask about the starfish I thought was a monster haha

 

[SlugSnorter]

Alright then,

The shorter legs (and no experience) really threw me off. I thought starfish grew more symmetrically. Though I had no basis for that thought.

When I was scrolling through that hitchhiker list and came across that thing. Seeing those bands on the antennas made me curious.

I wish I would have thrown it in, along with the 2 little snails. It was already dislodged when I put it into the dip so I didn’t bother grabbing it.

Thanks!

prob lost those legs or something

 

[Cell]

Micro brittle star and are you sure the mystery antennae wasn't just a leg from the brittle star?

 

[LandLockedJones]

Micro brittle star and are you sure the mystery antennae wasn't just a leg from the brittle star?

Not at all, I now agree with all saying it’s a brittle star. In the photo I can see the legs. Have a sort of serrated look like the starfish legs. The antenna on the Bobbit worm in the photo I posted seems to be a pretty straight taper.

Though I do wish I had a better photo of it or better yet kept it in a container. I am pretty sold.