Identify sonthing growing on my zoa plzzz

[Guss]

Hello all there is a feather duster looking thing growing in my zoa frag.should I be worries .I'll post pic below
Just noticed it 2day after turning the zoa frag also saw a hole dunno if that's zoa melting or from the frag from before

 

[JGT]

Hello all there is a feather duster looking thing growing in my zoa frag.should I be worries .I'll post pic below
Just noticed it 2day after turning the zoa frag also saw a hole dunno if that's zoa melting or from the frag from before

Seems to be as you say a feather duster. Not hatful but may irritate the Zoa near it from opening.

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Yeah, looks like a small variety of feather duster I had. I think doing a run of Flatworm Exit killed mine though...

 

[Guss]

Yeah, looks like a small variety of feather duster I had. I think doing a run of Flatworm Exit killed mine though...

So I shouldn't worry it's not a pest

 

[Guss]

I was reading up and there is a thing called hydroid I think they irritate zoas. How can I tell if it's a hydroid or feather duster?

 

[Bfragale]

Doesn’t look like a hydroid to me. I agree with feather duster - harmless

 

[ReeferWarrant]

The calcified tube that its in is the biggest identifier, the V pattern of the feeder tentacles too make me think its a feather duster.

Feather Duster Worm (Left) Hydroid (Right)

 

[tnewell]

Don’t worry about it, got a big ol feather duster in the middle of my zoa frag, they usually don’t mind it, and in most cases will grow around it.