Hands in tank activates feeding response?

[Brymac1]

I noticed that every time I put my hands in my tank, my scoly activates it’s feeding response. Tentacles out and everything!

Has anyone else noticed this with their corals?

 

[ahiggins]

No but my fish go crazy anytime a pipette enter the tank

 

[Reefing102]

I’ve noticed this with my Trachy and acans. Though I’m usually stirring something up

 

[Emanuel Refer]

When i put my hands in the tank my green star polyp goes crazy with the feeding response.

 

[jshep13]

My scoly does the same. Maybe my hands smell like mysis.

 

[SantaMonica]

Oils on the skin. They enter the water and are detected right away. You can test this by using a silicone glove (no powder).

 

[Brymac1]

Oils on the skin. They enter the water and are detected right away. You can test this by using a silicone glove (no powder).

That was my suspicion

 

[Clown2020]

Very interesting, I just posted a thread too not having seen yours. My scoly does exaclty the same and by chance is similar colour too.