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Unread 07/21/2020, 05:18 PM   #1
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What is this hitchhiker on my frag plug?

After ordering some Salifert test kits and checking my water chemistry, I purchased my first corals today!

I was so excited that I completely forgot to get a coral dip and new frag plugs :/ my LFS closed right as I got home.

At the store I saw some algae on a frag plug which I took as a good sign meaning it was not recently cut. Once it was out of the tank and I opened the bag it got put in I noticed the very clear white hitchhiker - here’s a pic


Some google searches turned up nothing. It doesn’t seem to be an aptasia or pest starfish. It almost looks like Xenia?


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Unread 07/21/2020, 05:58 PM   #2
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What is this hitchhiker on my frag plug?

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Not sure why it didn’t upload. Thanks for the heads up

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Unread 07/21/2020, 09:52 PM   #4
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Clove polyps. Depending on the species they can be quite invasive. I would remove them asap.


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Clove polyps. Depending on the species they can be quite invasive. I would remove them asap.

Thank you! When I plucked them off i was convinced it was a coral but thought there was no way I would get one as a hitchhiker


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