Not sure what this is

Dwarrior1000 · Jul 15, 2020

Hey everyone. I picked up a goniopora with a skeleton that's about the size of a softball. I noticed this a couple days ago but it is hard to get pictures of. It is only noticeable when the goniopora is closed up or when the lights are off. It is inside a hole in the corals skeleton. It has hair like strands that extend maybe an inch. When I got the coral I dipped it in coral rx for about 5 minutes. It retracts similar to aiptasia, but it's strands are nothing like tentacles. The strands are reflective and appear greenish blue as seen in some of the pictures.

Here are the best pictures I could get. Please help me figure out what it is and if it is bad what to do to get rid of it.

vetteguy53081 · Jul 15, 2020

May be a spaghetti worm but need to see other side of the coral

El_Guapo13 · Jul 15, 2020

Maybe a barnacle?

Dwarrior1000 · Jul 15, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
May be a spaghetti worm but need to see other side of the coral

I don't think it's a spaghetti worm. I have several of those and it doesn't look like those. The strands don't reach across the coral. Only straight out into the water. Here is from the other side of the coral. It is the darker spot and also attached is a closer picture to see the reflective strands.