Odd RBTA Tentacle - What could it be?

[RJinPV]

I have an RBTA that is very healthy and has been that way for years. I noticed an odd tentacle that looks like there is a milky colored substance inside of one tentacle and it seems to be coming out of the tip too. It almost looks like a fungus growth or infection of some sort. Has anyone seen something like this and know what it might be?

 

[James M]

I’ve read the white strings are mesenterial filaments that are in the tentacles

 

[reef lover]

+1...did it brush up on another coral?

 

[reef lover]

This is an odd tentacle...

 

[dylana407]

This is an odd tentacle...

That's actually normal. My nems do that all the time.

 

[RJinPV]

+1...did it brush up on another coral?

It is possible that it touched a frogspawn coral but there are 20+ more tentacles that are closer to the frogspawn and more likely too than this one. I'll keep an eye on it and see if it changes.

 

[Captain Quint]

Does the BTA allow hosting? If so, your clowns should groom that with no worries.

 

[RJinPV]

Does the BTA allow hosting? If so, your clowns should groom that with no worries.

Yes, It has been hosting two clowns for a number of years. They don't seem to notice it at all

 

[RJinPV]

I thought I would wrap this up just for completeness. The odd tentacle was never the one closest to the frogspawn and it stayed that way for several days, until one morning it just wasn't there anymore. The RBTA is fine and never developed similar tentacles