What is this? Live rock hitchhiker I think

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What is this? I just was lookin at the tank and saw it cruisin the wall? Is it good? Bad? What should I do?
Last rock I got was 2 weeks ago.
 
It's the epitoke stage of a polychaete worm in the family Nereididae. Epitokes are sexually mature reproductive morphs which carry eggs & sperm up into the water column where they spawn. Some types of epitokes - including the one in your picture - have become nothing more than sacs of skin with big eyes & bristles which burst open to release the gametes. Nothing to worry about.
 
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