Strange Stringy Pest (maybe?) on Acropora

[hunterallen40]

Recently moved this mini colony to my new frag system. The flow is significantly more than in my display, but the rest of the parameters are pretty close.

It's been showing pretty good polyp extension at night (taken during moonlight period):

But, during the day, I'm seeing this:

New video · Tuesday, Mar 1, 2022 🎬

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Anybody know what these are? Really hoping it's not some sort of pest.

 

[vetteguy53081]

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Recently moved this mini colony to my new frag system. The flow is significantly more than in my display, but the rest of the parameters are pretty close.

It's been showing pretty good polyp extension at night (taken during moonlight period):

But, during the day, I'm seeing this:

New video · Tuesday, Mar 1, 2022 🎬

Tap to view!

photos.app.goo.gl

Anybody know what these are? Really hoping it's not some sort of pest.

was moving around and I couldn’t make out what it was but 3 things will do this:
Spinoid worms
Vermetid snails
Tube worms

Spinoid and vermetid emit strings

 

[BranchingHammer]

I think it's probably mesenterial filaments from stress or perhaps a feeding response. Probably stress though

 

[hunterallen40]

I think it's probably mesenterial filaments from stress or perhaps a feeding response. Probably stress though

From pictures I've seen, this looks very much like what's going on, and, due to the new environment, completely makes sense.

Thanks!

 

[sfin52]

This is a close up from the video

 

[BranchingHammer]

From pictures I've seen, this looks very much like what's going on, and, due to the new environment, completely makes sense.

Thanks!

Yeah no problem