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Fellow fish friends I am having a difficulty identifying this pest/hitchhiker that's on my branching montipora and hard skeleton lps.
It's has transparent like tiny tenticles that come out of its body. It's seems to be irritating my montipora . Searched the Internet and forums, but I can't find anything at all. Any insight will be much appreciated
Also worth mentioning that it attaches to rock as well and just lives on it
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I don't think it is montipora eating nudibranch. I have had this pest for over a year in that time they would have decimated all my monties and I would have know about it. nudibranch I have seen pictures of them and this isn't it. Like I said it lives on live rock as well kind of like barnicle on corals. Also I have seen it transfer yo one of my acros. They are stagnant and do not move from one area no another.
 
I don't think it is montipora eating nudibranch. I have had this pest for over a year in that time they would have decimated all my monties and I would have know about it. nudibranch I have seen pictures of them and this isn't it. Like I said it lives on live rock as well kind of like barnicle on corals. Also I have seen it transfer yo one of my acros. They are stagnant and do not move from one area no another.
You're right i didnt see that white things poking out in the video! Sorry but now i am stumped myself! lol ~Shaun K
 
You're right i didnt see that white things poking out in the video! Sorry but now i am stumped myself! lol ~Shaun K
lol I know I thought it may have been nudis at first, however we are dealing with something else entirely. Hoping some more people can chime in there thoughts on this. There is got to be someone that seen this before?
 
I’ve not seen anything like this. here’s a bump for the morning crowd.
Unfortunately me neither, I had one gentleman say he had something similar, but he didn't know what it was. Could this be related to barnicle family somehow?
 
I can’t see your videos so I’m only working with pics. If the videos show it better, could you upload to YouTube and provide the link? iPhone users can’t see videos otherwise. :rolleyes: The last picture looks like abunch of vermetid snails or spoinid worms to me.
 
I found out what them are and posting for others. They called boring spionid's worms. Little pests. They don't kill coral, but ugly to look at and probably irritate them especially montipora
 
I can’t see your videos so I’m only working with pics. If the videos show it better, could you upload to YouTube and provide the link? iPhone users can’t see videos otherwise. :rolleyes: The last picture looks like abunch of vermetid snails or spoinid worms to me.
I haven't received a notification that some one has replied to my thread. Just seen your reply. Yes you are correct they are boring spionid's. From my research there is nothing that can kill them?
 

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