just bought a coral and it came with some hitch hikers. i need an ID

[Coral Storm]

there may be 2 but this came off a soft coral related to finger corals... perfect reason why people should check before adding like i did. not sure if these are good or bad hitchhikers but surely something

 

[Coral Storm]

one of them look like a very VERY small snail but it could be a flat worm with a rock on its back or something lol

 

[bryanfuel]

Why not just dip the whole thing to be safe?

 

[Coral Storm]

Why not just dip the whole thing to be safe?

you are right. i dont want to ruin my reef on my first coral :/

 

[Coral Storm]

still interested so i could alert the LFS about it. its really good at dealing with hitchers

 

[homer1475]

Spiroid worm and stomatella snail. Both very good guys to keep.

 

[DSC reef]

you are right. i dont want to ruin my reef on my first coral :/

Some of these critters are very good for your tanks biodiversity. Always good to get an ID instead of killing everything and it gives you a good learning experience to help identify good from bad. Agree with @homer1475 those are good guys.

 

[Mikedawg]

This reference might be useful: https://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhikers-guide/
I pick out and keep what I know to be good guys then dip as a precaution against what I don't know, or can't readily identify.