Medusa worm???

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you every just stare at your rocks with a flashlight…. Lol.

is this a Medusa worm?

I was pulling individual “tentacles” to its mouth.

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Not sure if im missing something? I see no worms but a bunch of what looks like clove polyps
 

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That is really cool. I dont think sea apples live in rocks. Medusa worms will often travel through them. So, probably a medussa.
 

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I circled what I’m talking about.

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That helps tremendously
Its poriferan sponge. Can be evasive. Gently pull of or remove rock its on and place in container of tank water and cut away
 
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You said it was moving tentacles to it's mouth?

If so, I would suggest sea cucumber or another type of holothurian. Sea apples are one group of holothurians.

Here are some examples of feeding behavior


That’s it! Yep looks exactly like those but it’s a brownish gray.
 
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Medusa worms and sea apples are both kinds of sea cucumbers, which this definitely is.

Kind of tending towards sea apple with the way it is buried in the rock
yes after looking this up I do believe it is a sea apple

any issues with sea apples?
 

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Cool find!

Probably a Hidden Sea Cucumber. Is it pretty small?
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Pseudothyone belli
 

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I did not realize these are opening and closing. Likely sea cucumber or apple. Cucumber generally on the move so may very well be apple.
 

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