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    Posted: July 05 2007 at 2:34am
Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone knows what this critter is?  It looks like an Anemone and it is growing on the tip of a branch on my Gorgonian.  I noticed it a month ago after putting the Gorg in my tank but I can't seem to find any info on it anywhere.  I tried cutting the branch underneath it and it grew back.  So I tried cutting farther down the branch and it still grew back.  So now I am beginning to think it is some kind of worm.  But I have no clue so I am hoping someone here does.  Thanks
 
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Is it a little  feather  duster type worm?
 
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Beautiful Gorgonian.  Do you feed it anything special? I second the feather duster notion.

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Hey guys, thanks for the replies.  I was leaning feather duster too but it didn't have that hard tube I usually see them in.  But I am not familiar with the different kinds of feather dusters, just the small ones that hitchhike into my tank.
 
GSIDE, I feed it Cyclopeeze once or twice a week and a Sunpod 150W for its lighting needs.  I have it in a 29 BC with a Hydor Flo hooked to the return pointed in its direction.
 
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Welcome to the board!
 
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That is not a feather duster, especially growing there and like that but a Hydroid.



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Thanks Boomer. I can see it clearly in your picture.
 
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Hey Boomer, that is exactly what it looks like.  Thanks for the clear pic and ID.  I went ahead and removed it by cutting off most of the branch it was on.  Hopefully it won't grow back again.  Thanks again everyone

 
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Originally posted by kasiki kasiki wrote:

I went ahead and removed it by cutting off most of the branch it was on.  Hopefully it won't grow back again.  Thanks again everyone

 
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Did you find some infor stating it was bad or just didn't want to take a chance?
 
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Mike, I didn't want to take a chance on it being bad.  It was also an eyesore. 

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Hydroids are usually bad.
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