Can you identify my hitchhickers?

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princess;1704963; said:
the white bit looks dead.... but they have long sorta antena that pop up n down...quite weird
maye also be a barnicle. some of them have weird azz leg arraingments..
is it in a little shell or just comming out of a hole...
 
brittle stars can be pretty hardy, plus you can supplement feed them if you're worried about food. As for the bristle worm the odds of getting a dangerous bristle worm are pretty slim and you can tell the species pretty easily. Most people just freak out about them because of an old stigma
 
I have used the good old brisstle worm trap tube with good results. I only use it two nights a week because i like brisstles in my tank. Help keep my sand nice and clean, but dont want them to over populate.

Killing aipstaia is easy. Little bit of joes juice and a syringe, or concentrated lemon juice will do the trick. Be careful when doing the lemon juice though so you dont mess up the tank params.
 
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