Identify sonthing growing on my zoa plzzz

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Hello all there is a feather duster looking thing growing in my zoa frag.should I be worries .I'll post pic below
Just noticed it 2day after turning the zoa frag also saw a hole dunno if that's zoa melting or from the frag from before
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Hello all there is a feather duster looking thing growing in my zoa frag.should I be worries .I'll post pic below
Just noticed it 2day after turning the zoa frag also saw a hole dunno if that's zoa melting or from the frag from before
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Seems to be as you say a feather duster. Not hatful but may irritate the Zoa near it from opening.
 
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I was reading up and there is a thing called hydroid I think they irritate zoas. How can I tell if it's a hydroid or feather duster?
 

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The calcified tube that its in is the biggest identifier, the V pattern of the feeder tentacles too make me think its a feather duster.

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Feather Duster Worm (Left) Hydroid (Right)
 
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Don’t worry about it, got a big ol feather duster in the middle of my zoa frag, they usually don’t mind it, and in most cases will grow around it.
 

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