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[black molly3]

my yellow polyps has got brown like substance on some of the polyps. at first i thought it was poo but its not. it comes of and can float around so i netted it. all my parameters are fine. does anyone have any idea what this is or has anyone experienced this

 

[ben1987]

pic?

 

[black molly3]

i have just tried and i cant even make it out myself n i know what and where about it is. the best i could describe it is like brown poo clinging from the center of the polyp. it is only small.

 

[Trod]

Sounds like Brown jelly to me

http/www.athiel.com/lib/bacterial.html

 

[mutantbigman2000]

could be expelling its algae (cant begin to spell the correct name).

Don't think that yellow polyps are in danger from brown jelly.

Place in good flow and see if it rectifies.

Has anything in the tank changed recently? Lighting? flow? chemical stability?

 

[TigerIssey]

I remember reading about this in THE BOOK. There are a couple of reasons.

As Mutant stated that they are expelling their zooxanthellae (algae). This is not necessarily disastrous. They may be releasing excess zooxanthllae, this can or may not be indicative of bleaching, it can follow the introduction of the coral to a new aquarium or new lighting (have you moved it recently). They can also do this to exchange the strain of zooxanthellae that may be better for adapted to new conditions, ie new aquarium. There is no guarantee the coral will adopt a new strain of zooxanthelae.

 

[ben1987]

could also be cyano on the rock if they arent in particually high flow