what the heck is this

[TangsRLife]

So this morning before going to class I looked at my reef before the lights came on and saw what looked like a combination between a spider/feather duster/ anemone. If someone could help identify this that would be amazing. I tried catching it by sucking it up with my turkey baster but it pulled itself back under the rock within milliseconds. I jut rearranged my rock in my reef and this side that it’s on was always covered so idk if it’s always been there or not. It’s about the size of a penny around. It’s under the rock that’s situated in the middle of the tank, on the right side where the candy cane is mounted and where there’s that little overhang

 

[reef lover]

The mouth of a bobbit worm??....hopefully not...

 

[DSC reef]

Aptaisia maybe, the red is different though. Can you pick up the rock too see if it's attached to the bottom. I hope it's not bobbit as well

 

[Maritimer]

It's an anemone. Doesn't look like Aiptasia, _might_ be a baby rock-flower.

~Bruce

 

[GHsaltie]

Fascinating! It's not a bobbit, also doesn't look like aiptasia. Rock flower is an interesting suggestion but I haven't known them to have that fast of reaction.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

It's not a worm, not enough mouthy bits around the oral disc. I'd say some sort of anemone, maybe some sort of mojano.

 

[TangsRLife]

I pulled the rock out and it was in a tube. This wasn’t like a feather duster tube where it’s composed of mucus and sand. This was something else. It’s maybe an inch long

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Could be a Gem Anemone. They can come with red or olive tips.

 

[Shadowbass]

Burrowing anemone! My lfs has one that snuck into their system when it was tiny and whenever its disturbed sinks back into the substrate.

 

[TangsRLife]

After some research I think it might be a peanut worm

 

[KJ]

Peanut worm.

 

[reef lover]

Def peanut worm never seen one with a colored mouth like that! Score!