Resolved What in the world is this?

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  1. DaDaAtlanta

    DaDaAtlanta Feather Star

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    I was looking through my tank with a flashlight just now like I do every night, except this was later than usual and I saw this weird worm like thing, it was about 6 inches long stretching through the rocks and is attached on the bottom there to the rock. When I put my light on it, it shrunk down to almost a 1/4in and looks like a closed zoa now. I'm reffering to the long thing in the picture in front of the bryopsis (i know, workin on it, but controlled). Any ideas?
     

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  3. dkuryga

    dkuryga Astrea Snail

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    looks like a worm to me . hard to tell
     
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  5. DaDaAtlanta

    DaDaAtlanta Feather Star

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    Its attached on the bottom to the rock. Its definitely some kind of weird worm and the size changed quite a bit, shrunk half a foot down to almost nothing. If its a peanut worm should i be worried? what can i do to get rid of it. Its been in there a month cuz that when i got that particular piece but i just saw it now and it hasnt caused any problems, yet.
     
  6. DaDaAtlanta

    DaDaAtlanta Feather Star

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    Bump?? Peanut worm? Reef Safe?
     
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  9. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    Yup. Peanut worm. I have a ton and have never seen them do harm.
     
  10. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Looks like a peanut worm to me too.