Need help! Red candy cane coral has something underneath

lazerben · Oct 6, 2020

Hey people can I urgently get advice? My red candy cane coral frag has this white cluster under neath looking like a small patch of anemone what is it?
Picture attached sorry for focus hard through glass but this what it looks like. Please be safe

fishguy242 · Oct 7, 2020

hi ,sorry hard to tell from pic,poss eggs? or am i seeing kinda clear sponge?lets ask an expert @KJ

homer1475 · Oct 7, 2020

Red candy cane? Looks to me a montipora to me.

Anyways, it looks to be a sponge with sand stuck in it to me.

KJ · Oct 7, 2020

^^^Agree sponge.

lazerben · Oct 7, 2020

homer1475 said:
Red candy cane? Looks to me a montipora to me.

Anyways, it looks to be a sponge with sand stuck in it to me.

OMG IT WAS A DAM NUDIBRANCH SLUG

lazerben · Oct 7, 2020

Omg GUYS!! it was a dam nudibranch my fear was correct I’ll attach video I saw it move and I knew instantly it’s a dam slug and it’s eggs there were two of the jerks!! The one Cora I didn’t dip just my luck. ALWAYS DIP YOUR CORALS! Less ones learned