Spaghetti worm ? Keep or ditch ?

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Little back story.bought gsp colony 4 or do days ago and dipped in higher dose than apparently stated ( no instructions leaflet with dosage and not on box,rang lfs where bought it and they stated 2.5ml per 5 gallons so used 1ml in maybe 300ml ( 25000 ml = 5 gallons) so way over dosed) but this gsp colony proper teaming with life . multiple amphipods,spagghetti worms x 3 i think,spinibod worms i think they called the ones with 2 tentacles at least 4 of these but also had possible sundial snail that was all white but got told same shape,and some kind of isopods that no one could identify in thread earlier so took gsp out which wasnt much left as fragged it for back glass already and added more nt coral dip at really high dose to agitate the critters and got critter in picture,this is firstly a spaghetti worm i take it ? Got like 10-15 tentacles and the worm like thing attached .after 15 minutes in clean saltwater container it still moving around a little so i dont make mistake,spaghetti worms beneficial right ? I read worse they can do is irritate corals if close enough,so bin it or add to tank?
Unfortunately all ampripods i can see and few them worms with 2 tentacles already died,did try swoosh and swish them off the rocks/ large frag plug before and after added coral dip but the rocks gsp attached to a labrinth caves and lots hiding places so nothing came out

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Here a clearer picture of a dead one.but alive one just the same
 

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Ty for reply but binned it about 20 minutes ago.
Quickly re-capped my research on them amd seen medusa worms can let off toxins if stressed or dying as part of sea cucumbers.
Didnt know about spaghetti worms and as dosed high dose coral dip.wasnt sure if would make it but made sense just ditch it
 

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