Alveopora eggs or just poop?

[SandNRocks]

During an aggressive water change, my alveopora closed up and every polyp released what looks like an egg. It may just be waste but compared to the waste of every other coral I have, it seems different. Anyone else ever have this happen with theirs?

Heres a picture of a bunch of them

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Unfortunately, I can't find any pics of Alveopora eggs to compare against, so I don't know for sure, but I'd guess it's possible. Hopefully someone who knows for sure (having seen either the eggs, the waste, or both before) will chime in for you here.

 

[vetteguy53081]

During an aggressive water change, my alveopora closed up and every polyp released what looks like an egg. It may just be waste but compared to the waste of every other coral I have, it seems different. Anyone else ever have this happen with theirs?

Heres a picture of a bunch of them

Alveopra I believe is sperm release and these really do look like uneaten pellet food

 

[encrustingacro]

I would guess it is eggs of some sort. Coral poop looks like a brown string.

 

[ScubaFish802]

I found this thread which mention it could be possible as well https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/227061-alveopora-spawning/?do=findComment&comment=2699689 (cool chart attached)

 

[SandNRocks]

Alveopra I believe is sperm release and these really do look like uneaten pellet food

Ive had it several weeks and dont feed any pellet foods so thats not it for sure.

 

[SandNRocks]

I have a macroalgae jar and threw most of them in there to watch and after a few hours they broke down into smaller spheres. After a few days they were gone. Still sort of thinking eggs, Thanks for the responses everyone