Weird growth on frogspawn

[Don's tank]

I noticed this strange growth on my frogspawn this morning. Does anybody know what it might be?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Is it a slime?

 

[Don's tank]

Is it a slime?

Yes it is. And once I touched it, it shrunk down

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

I'm not sure. Possibly brown jelly I'll let someone else chime in

 

[Don's tank]

I'm not sure. Possibly brown jelly I'll let someone else chime in

Thanks. So if it is brown jelly, is that good or bad? And what do I do about it?

 

[Jots]

Brown jelly will cover over some flesh on the LPS meat which I don't see. If it is brown slime, normal action is to dip it in Iodine and blow off what you can. Usually this means much of the flesh will disappear and hard to save. What I see is that it looks like it is coming out of the mouth area. Hard to tell by the picture but it could be a piece of food of some type that is didn't like or might even be a piece of coral growing through the LPS.

 

[Jots]

Anything thing that I see that can annoy the heck out of Euphyllia is those pesky asterena stars that you have in huge numbers. A harlequin shrimp would appreciate those for daily snacks !

 

[Don's tank]

Anything thing that I see that can annoy the heck out of Euphyllia is those pesky asterena stars that you have in huge numbers. A harlequin shrimp would appreciate those for daily snacks !

Thanks. Interestingly, ive had the asterena stars for a long time and theyve never bothered my frogspawn, but I guess ive just been lucky up to this point. Once the harlequin shrimp eats all the stars, what else does it usually eat?

 

[Jake_the_reefer]

Thanks. Interestingly, ive had the asterena stars for a long time and theyve never bothered my frogspawn, but I guess ive just been lucky up to this point. Once the harlequin shrimp eats all the stars, what else does it usually eat?

They dont eat after that. They starve to death. Most people get them then pass them to the next guy needing starfish killed

 

[Jots]

As Jake mentioned, they only eat starfish. I would only get one since you haven't had too much issue with those so the Harlequin can continuously eat the stock of starfish you have in aquarium. Lots of people who have refugiums like to put the harlequin in there after they clean up display and feed them arms of a chocolate starfish since they are somewhat cheap. Not preferred since sometimes your chocolate starfish might whither away if too much damage is inflicted.