tentacles or worms on my coral?

[lazycouch]

hey guys a lot of you might laugh but i’m new to the hobby and was wondering what this is at the stalk of my new finger leather? i had fed my fish blood worms the other day and thought a couple of them got jammed there but now that i look closer it seems like the tips have feather-like things on them so i’m wondering if they’re just part of the corals anatomy somehow? thanks for your education!

 

[AcroNem]

A little fuzzy, but could be feather dusters. Which are harmless.

 

[Jamo7]

Looks like hydroids.

 

[AcroNem]

Looks like hydroids.

Although, if it is a Hydroid, that would eventually be a problem if they spread.

 

[lazycouch]

Although, if it is a Hydroid, that would eventually be a problem if they spread.

how would you recommend i remove them?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Fuzzy pics but the word hydroids pops out at me. Could also be a sabellid tubeworm. Starve either one of feeding from food particles and they soon will be gone

 

[lazycouch]

Fuzzy pics but the word hydroids pops out at me. Could also be a sabellid tubeworm. Starve either one of feeding from food particles and they soon will be gone

these 2 guys came on the same rock when i bought them and i’m now just noticing how dirty that rock is. i did do a coral dip so not sure what’s going on! heres a couple more pics

 

[lazycouch]

these 2 guys came on the same rock when i bought them and i’m now just noticing how dirty that rock is. i did do a coral dip so not sure what’s going on! heres a couple more pics

theres another one with a white neck to the left

 

[lazycouch]

hope this video helps a little

 

[lazycouch]

bit of a better pic

 

[James M]

That’s colonial hydroids

 

[lazycouch]

That’s colonial hydroids

thanks for the help! do you suggest i do something next? is it possible to maybe pluck them out?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Droids often confused with tube worms . Prevent food reaching them and they’ll soon starve