The "hairs look body coloured and are very long. It's hard to tell colour as as I can only get a good look under red light. White light makes it retreat into the rock quickly. The body of the worm is maybe about 2mm in diameter and the hairs look to be about 5 to 6 mm long. They are much longer than the diameter of the worm itself.
I managed to finally find some better worm references on the internet and I' believe it is a syllidae worm which, as it turns out, will occasionally eat coral. I put a trap in tonight so hopefully I can catch it (if the bloody hermit crabs stop blocking the entrance trying to get at it).
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