Identification please someone

[bbdecepticonbb]

No pictures yet, but they are coming.

They look like serpent starfish tentacles, but much smaller, longer, and red/white bands like coral banded shrimp. They also look hairy.

They are coming out of the end of a branch rock recently purchased.

Two "tentacles" come out of each end with no visible body. Are these some kind of worms? They are almost up to 2" each at times.

What are they and are they bad?

 

[Paintbug]

sounds like some kind of mini bristle starfish. but without a pic i cant say 100%

 

[bbdecepticonbb]

i think it is a digitate hydroid???????

ever heard of this, is it harmful?

 

[Young Frankenstein]

I agree.

 

[Frick-n-Frags]

this thread is over without a picture.

I have seen brittle stars hidden in the rockwork just sticking a couple arms out. they can have bands on their arms. I have also seen worm tentacles that are very thin with little bands waving around for dust.

hydroids are an anemone on a stick, so this doesn't sound like that.

 

[Southern Boy]

I have some of what you are talking about and was told they are living barnicels. Whether or noy this is true I don't know.