Identifying tendril thing

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Hi,

There is a weird singular tendril which seems to live under a fragment of coralline. It only comes out when I turn the lights off and shrinks away when the light turns on.


It is normally longer than this however it is hard to get a photo when I turn the light on as it shrinks away so rapidly
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Any help to identify this would be appreciated,

Thanks
 

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Hi,

There is a weird singular tendril which seems to live under a fragment of coralline. It only comes out when I turn the lights off and shrinks away when the light turns on.


It is normally longer than this however it is hard to get a photo when I turn the light on as it shrinks away so rapidly
5A36B2C6-8113-4D0A-9CD4-79379704E03A.jpeg

Any help to identify this would be appreciated,

Thanks
Digitate hydroid
 

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Ohh, would that be related to the presence of these guys on the glass?
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those are hydroid jellies.....They will usually go away on their own and don’t cause any trouble unless you have seahorses.

the digitate hydroids can be a bigger issue if they get out of hand.
 

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