Ummm what is this??

[Deadlocked]

It's creeping me out. Thanks

 

[Sharkbait19]

Video is a little hard to tell, but my first guess is a bobbit worm…and you do not want one of those in the tank.
@Mibu @vetteguy53081 @KJ

 

[NowGlazeIT]

The picture is blank for me

 

[ChaosAquaculture]

Can you get a still photo slightly more close up? It is creepy lol but it could be anything without a closer look

 

[Deadlocked]

The picture is blank for me

It's a video and it's working fine for me

 

[Deadlocked]

Can you get a still photo slightly more close up? It is creepy lol but it could be anything without a closer look

I think it might be a barnacle, but I'll try

 

[ChaosAquaculture]

Video is a little hard to tell, but my first guess is a bobbit worm…and you do not want one of those in the tank.
@Mibu @vetteguy53081 @KJ

it kind of reminds me of a feather duster the way it retreats so fast

 

[Dolphins18]

Not likely a bobbit worm, I'd lean more toward a peanut worm of some sort, though they don't usually burrow into a corals skeleton.

Edit: looking at the video again, I do think its a peanut worm. Looks like there may be another hole where it has burrowed into the coral.

 

[Sharkbait19]

It's a video and it's working fine for me

Videos usually only play on computers, on mobile most don’t work.

 

[Sharkbait19]

it kind of reminds me of a feather duster the way it retreats so fast

That’s what makes it so crazy. I don’t think bobbit for sure, but it has a scary face…

 

[Dolphins18]

it kind of reminds me of a feather duster the way it retreats so fast

I thought so too at first, but duster tubes don't grow inside of skeleton.

 

[ChaosAquaculture]

I thought so too at first, but duster tubes don't grow inside of skeleton.

IIRC christmas tree worms do but not usually in an LPS like a goni

 

[Deadlocked]

Can you get a still photo slightly more close up? It is creepy lol but it could be anything without a closer look

 

[Deadlocked]

Videos usually only play on computers, on mobile most don’t work.

im on my phone and it works fine.

 

[Dolphins18]

 

[Sharkbait19]

Not a bobbit, that’s good!
The peanut seems a good guess
My other guess is a Medusa worm

 

[Goaway]

if not a peanut worm, cage trap worm, barnacle.. Neat little filter feeder you have.

 

[Deadlocked]

if it is a peanut worm will it kill the coral?

 

[Dolphins18]

They don't harm corals directly, but burrowing thru skeleton could be problematic over time.

 

[JGT]

Agree, looks like a barnacle the way the filter net is unfurling, plus peanuts don't typically burrow into hard coral skeletons.