Need some hitchhiker ID

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Bought first zoas and found some hitchhikers. They look like feather dusters but not sure. The fans sway with the current. Took the pic under actinics. Tried to use a flashlight to get a white light view and they retracted into their tubes. I outlined the tube on the largest one. Just want to be sure they are not vermatids or something else not so desireable.
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Dipped in Bayer for 12 minutes yesterday when I got them.
 
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Another observation. The "fans" are flat on a single plane. They do not spread in all different directions.
 

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The small ones a duster. Not so sure on the big one looks hydroidish...need a pic with less blues.
 
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Got some shots of the tubes while retracted and then the larger one opened up a few minutes later.
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Both are feather dusters with the better pic.
 

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