anyone know what this is coming off of my brain coral?
Its not mucous and I am not sure if the picture shows this but its clearly an organized structure of some kind.
I agree they look like that. What I would be concerned with is the tang allegedly consuming them, as it would be eating part of the coral. Are you sure they were eaten and not just retracted in response to being picked on?
Yup... mesenterial filaments - they're used for defense. I doubt the Tang ate them. More than likely the coral sucked them back in. They can do it pretty quick.
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