thing on my torch

[fishy408]

I have a torch in QT, after a couple of weeks I noticed this on the skeleton. Not sure what it is.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a torch in QT, after a couple of weeks I noticed this on the skeleton. Not sure what it is.

Im thinking eother sponge or tunicates

 

[ying yang]

Sort of looks like mesenterial filaments which is the internals of the coral they use for many purposes feeding,warding off other corals,when stressed,not saying 100% these but sure does look like it sort of,and both sides look connected to the flesh on the other head,has it recently split?
Any other corals in tank stressed?
Anything changed or added recently?
These are some tje questions I would ne asking myself if my tank .but I'm no expert so just my opinion ^_^

 

[fishy408]

Im thinking eother sponge or tunicates

Should I remove them with a razor blade. They are in the QT so easy to acess.

 

[fishy408]

Sort of looks like mesenterial filaments which is the internals of the coral they use for many purposes feeding,warding off other corals,when stressed,not saying 100% these but sure does look like it sort of,and both sides look connected to the flesh on the other head,has it recently split?
Any other corals in tank stressed?
Anything changed or added recently?
These are some tje questions I would ne asking myself if my tank .but I'm no expert so just my opinion ^_^

Oh yeah, I believe they just split. When I got them a couple of weeks ago they were two heads but were still connected.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I remove them with a razor blade. They are in the QT so easy to acess.

You can

 

[carmas]

Any update? Did you successfully ID or attempt to remove? And how is the torch doing?

We have the same thing and are trying to figure out what to do. Definitely don’t want to lose this thing. Thanks!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Any update? Did you successfully ID or attempt to remove? And how is the torch doing?

We have the same thing and are trying to figure out what to do. Definitely don’t want to lose this thing. Thanks!

Does that move? Could it be a nudibranch?

 

[kent78]

Oh yeah, I believe they just split. When I got them a couple of weeks ago they were two heads but were still connected.

YEAH, better leave it like that don't touch it, it's just the trace of spliting,will go away soon.

 

[carmas]

Does that move? Could it be a nudibranch?

I don’t think it is a nudibranch. I think it may be the internals of the coral like someone suggested. It will appear in different spots along the flesh, but eventually disappears. It seems to come from underneath the flesh.