Can you help me Identify this hitchhiker pls

[itzyoboiricky]

Guys I found this hitchhiker while I was looking at my substrate does anyone know what it is ??

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Sea squirt???

@ISpeakForTheSeas

 

[JoJosReef]

That's an interesting one I haven't seen yet.

 

[Reefing_addiction]

That's an interesting one I haven't seen yet.

Remind you of a sea squirt?

 

[JoJosReef]

Remind you of a sea squirt?

Kind of, but I can't tell if its stationary.

 

[DaJMasta]

If it ends up being moving around, maybe a cowrie with the mantle extended? It sure looks like a siphon tube to me, though, so if it's not moving, tunicate is a good guess and maybe sponge is a possibility too.

So:
Does it move? (not tunicate or sponge)
Does it react to touch? (not sponge)
Does it feel hard/spongy or fleshy?

Between the colors, the pattern, and the siphon - it looks sort of cephalopod-y, though I definitely don't think it is one.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Sea squirt???

@ISpeakForTheSeas

That's an Ovulid (an Egg Cowry) of some variety; I'm leaning toward a Simnia species or a closely related genus like Cyphoma, but I'll have to take a closer look later today to see if I can make a specific ID.

Regardless, Ovulids typically feed on gorgonians - they reportedly sometimes just feed on mucus/debris on the coral, but they're generally thought/known to prey on the polyps themselves.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

OP, any chance you can get some pics of the snail under white light in a container of tank water? The white light and some closer pics could really help with showing the pattern.

 

[itzyoboiricky]

If it ends up being moving around, maybe a cowrie with the mantle extended? It sure looks like a siphon tube to me, though, so if it's not moving, tunicate is a good guess and maybe sponge is a possibility too.

So:
Does it move? (not tunicate or sponge)
Does it react to touch? (not sponge)
Does it feel hard/spongy or fleshy?

Between the colors, the pattern, and the siphon - it looks sort of cephalopod-y, though I definitely don't think it is one.

It moves and I haven’t seen it no more so i’m concerned if it’s something I should remove

 

[itzyoboiricky]

That's an Ovulid (an Egg Cowry) of some variety; I'm leaning toward a Simnia species or a closely related genus like Cyphoma, but I'll have to take a closer look later today to see if I can make a specific ID.

Regardless, Ovulids typically feed on gorgonians - they reportedly sometimes just feed on mucus/debris on the coral, but they're generally thought/known to prey on the polyps themselves.

So it’s not bad for my coral or anemone right ?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

So it’s not bad for my coral or anemone right ?

What corals do you have?