White spots on anemone?

Marcom12 · Jan 5, 2019

I don't have a pic right now.... But on about 5 tentacles of my BTA have white spots.... No where else... And no signs of anything else? When inflated I can't see em but with lights off and deflated you can see them.

EmdeReef · Jan 5, 2019

Hard to say without a pic. Are the spots looking like tissue damage or are smooth and just a discoloration?

Marcom12 · Jan 5, 2019

EmdeReef said:
Hard to say without a pic. Are the spots looking like tissue damage or are smooth and just a discoloration?

Hard saying... I only see them when tank is dark and anemone is deflated... When I get home later I'll try to look closer.

davocean · Jan 5, 2019

I've noticed a few lately that have whitish patches, in fact someone just posted here w/ one a couple weeks ago, and I noticed one online yesterday.

I don't know if anyone knows for certain what is the cause, seems like patchy areas of zooxanthellae or something, but what I've seen they seem fine.

Post pics when you can.

Marcom12 · Jan 5, 2019

davocean said:
I've noticed a few lately that have whitish patches, in fact someone just posted here w/ one a couple weeks ago, and I noticed one online yesterday.

I don't know if anyone knows for certain what is the cause, seems like patchy areas of zooxanthellae or something, but what I've seen they seem fine.

Post pics when you can.

I shall tonight. I just ran out of time before work.

davocean · Jan 5, 2019

Here's the other post w/ pics.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/gray-white-tentacles-on-green-bta.533032/#post-5517894

rkpetersen · Jan 5, 2019

Edit: NM, Not what I was thinking of!

Marcom12 · Jan 5, 2019

The spots are in the tentacles furthest back....

Marcom12 · Jan 5, 2019

And that cleaner shrimp doesn't leave it's side... Lol

rkpetersen · Jan 5, 2019

Marcom12 said:
The spots are in the tentacles furthest back....

Looks like either bits of adherent detritus, which should resolve eventually, or maybe mild aberrations in the anemone's structure. I don't think those are parasites, etc. I've seen the same on BTAs before, even more extensively, and the nem never seemed bothered and it just eventually went away.