What is this white squishy hitchhiker?

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I found this when cleaning a frag plug. There are at least 2 in the tank, about 4-8mm tall and soft when prodded. They have some feather-looking tentacles at the top which don't seem to retract. I'm fairly new to reefing and worried I have another pest on my hands.
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I found this when cleaning a frag plug. There are at least 2 in the tank, about 4-8mm tall and soft when prodded. They have some feather-looking tentacles at the top which don't seem to retract. I'm fairly new to reefing and worried I have another pest on my hands.
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Pineapple sponge?
 
Agree, pineapple sponge :) Harmless filter feeder.
 
Ok thanks, that looks like the one. I'm having some trouble with bryopsis and glad it wasn't bryopsis 2.0.
Cheers!
 

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