Blue tube worm

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Lives on the stalk of one of my torches

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Looks like the end of a sea cucumber
Should be safe but need to see the rest of it
Most cucumbers eat detritus and other milk in the tank
 
Looks like the end of a sea cucumber
Should be safe but need to see the rest of it
Most cucumbers eat detritus and other milk in the tank
I did think cucumber but now I can see the calciferous tube behind it was easier to id.
I guess the wings are still growing

Not a photo of the worm in my tank. Reference only
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Ooh- with clearer photo, this is no cucumber.
Black hawaiin feather duster
 
From afar there just a blur but up close they really are beautiful ^_^
 

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