what in the world is this?

[Ty_Lord]

i noticed with my blue t5 lights on tonight that my new piece of LPS coral is sending big strings of tissue out into the water. What are these and what is it doing? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[ElDiabloPollo]

Is it brown, stringy, and coming out of its mouth?

If so it is most likely excess zooxanthalle algae due to the change in lighting.

 

[Ty_Lord]

This is the coral. I couldn't really tell what color the strands were, but i thought they were pinkish.

 

[2OceanLovers]

They are most likely feeder tentacles. Try and stick some mysis or brine to them and see if the food reaches the mouth.

 

[Ty_Lord]

They were stretching out and detatching and they were like three or four inches long

 

[ElDiabloPollo]

Is that an elegance?

 

[atzak]

is there a lot of current on the coral

 

[Ty_Lord]

i think it is a bubble coral and no i don't think there is a lot of current on the coral.

 

[sunfish11]

Your bubble coral is, for lack of a better word, pooping. He is fine.
You will notice the fish eating it as well.

Lisa

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Looks something along the lines of a Physogyra (sp.) or in common terms ... pearl bubble coral

 

[coralite]

Pink strings are most likely mesentarial filaments which are digestive in nature but are sometimes expelled when corals are stressed. Most often these are released through some part of the coral polyp when the coral has just been moved or if is stressed. It is common for corals to do this when added to a new aquarium and it is nothing to worry about.

 

[Ty_Lord]

Thank you for your replies everyone

 

[LFS_worker]

looks like a night time shot of a pearl coral ... Nice score!

Brian