What is this centipede-like bug? Are they harmful to fish?

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Hello, I recently started noticing 2 small white centipede like “bugs” on the glass of my tank. They have antennaes, many “feet” like a centipede, move slowly, and are completely white. The bugs are very small but still bigger than pods. My tank has been fallow for 8 weeks now following a brook outbreak and I am about to introduce a black ice clownfish, but I need to know if these “bugs” are harmful parasites or not. I have a AIO IM 15 gal cube with 10lbs live rock/10 lbs sand. I have not introduced anything new into the aquarium in the past 8 weeks other than a GSP and a reverse Superman monti. The salinity is 1.025, ph = 8.0, temp = 77 F, Ammonia = 0, Nitrite = 0, nitrate = 10, phosphate = 0. Any help is greatly appreciated! Pictures below:

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I'd agree it's likely to be a nudibranch. It won't hurt the fish, but may be a coral pest. Check your corals for signs of irritation/pests, and consider dipping them to see if anything falls off. If you do dip them, keep a pipette and/or turkey baster on hand, and a cup of clean tank water, so you can remove anything beneficial or potentially harmless to clean water before the dip kills it.
 
Do you happen to have any montipora in the tank? It does look a bit like a montipora eating nudibranch. If you do have montis and do the turkey basting test the other person suggested I'd focus on those
 
Do you happen to have any montipora in the tank? It does look a bit like a montipora eating nudibranch. If you do have montis and do the turkey basting test the other person suggested I'd focus on those
I did have a reverse Superman montipora that bleached soon after due to the nudibranchs. I think they must have hitchhiked when I first bought the monti. Thank you for all your replies!
 

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