White strings on spongodes

[mari.harutunian]

Anyone know what this is?

 

 

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[mari.harutunian]

These sides didn't touch any other coral and it's been open and since I got it. Feeding response?

 

 

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[mari.harutunian]

 

Zoomed in shots plus some polyps because they're cool

 

 

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[davjbeas]

Maybe eggs. possible snail eggs?

[mari.harutunian]

Maybe eggs. possible snail eggs?

They turned out to be the coral trying to sting a nearby birds nest. Put tons of slime into the water :(

 

 

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[overklok]

The spaghetti looking threads are mesenterial filaments These filaments can kill or devour other coral polyps through a process similar to digestion.

[mari.harutunian]

The spaghetti looking threads are mesenterial filaments These filaments can kill or devour other coral polyps through a process similar to digestion.

Beneficial to the spongodes? Or neutral?

 

 

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[telegraham]

Sweet pics, Mari.

 

 

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[mari.harutunian]

Sweet pics, Mari.

 

 

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Thanks. Took them with that lens I had lying around and my phone.

 

 

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[elbowdeep88]

What's the lens?

[mari.harutunian]

What's the lens?

It's not a traditional "iPhone lens addition" kind of thing it's just an old telescope lens that I lost the telescope to so I tried taping it to my phone to recreate those nice zoomed in shots that people make of all the tiny stuff in their tanks.

 

 

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[overklok]

mesenterial filaments are part of the coral's defense mechanism.