Anemone eating string???

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Help, does anyone know what this long thing is handing out of my anemones mouth??? Do I need to remove it?

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It is a bit hard to see in the picture, but is it possible that it is excreting it? Anemones have one hole for taking food in and putting it back out.
 
Help, does anyone know what this long thing is handing out of my anemones mouth??? Do I need to remove it?

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Pics are best under white lighting for positive i.d. but agree- appears to be expelling zooxanthellae due to low light and/or low flow
 

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