ID this hitchhiker

[captan42]

Not sure what this is, found it today on my acan rock. The yellow tube is hard and appears to have grown on the skeleton of the acan head that cut when this was fragged.

I have a video, it’s processing right now but I will put up the link so you can see whatever it is that’s moving around in this little tube.




Here is a pic of it for now

Thanks

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Have you seen it’s face in the tube yet?

 

[captan42]

Ya, I’m not sure how to describe it. Little bit like a centipede?

It’s very small, I can’t seem to get a good picture of it. You can see it moving around in the video if it’s done processing.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yup. A large vermatid snail. Pretty cool critters. A tube worm. Hatviys face.
Sometimes it’ll send out a mucus the will irritate some corals. I had my big one about 6 8 months. Finally stung some coral. You can putty the hole or crush the tube with pliers out of the tank.

 

[captan42]

Yup. A large vermatid snail. Pretty cool critters. A tube worm. Hatviys face.
Sometimes it’ll send out a mucus the will irritate some corals. I had my big one about 6 8 months. Finally stung some coral. You can putty the hole or crush the tube with pliers out of the tank.

I have seen the mucus, that’s what made me look at that rock real close. Thought it was one of the acan heads oozing zoe.

Thanks for the ID!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

You’re welcome!