What kind of hitchhiker is this?

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I just saw this hitchhiker. What is the name, and what does it eat?

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If he is a good one, I wanna make sure there is plenty of food for him. Any idea what he eats ?
 

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I just saw this hitchhiker. What is the name, and what does it eat?
This one's definitely a cnidarian eater, so that narrows it down to basically either corals, nems, or hydroids.

My guess would be Baeolidia palythoae or Baeolidia harrietae - they eat zoantharians like palys.
 
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Oh… I guess I need to find him and get him out. It’s gonna be hard to find him again
 
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