What's coming out of my torch coral??

[sally1]

Two years ago I got a tiny torch coral that had hitchhiked on a piece of live rock. It is a beautiful flourescent green w/white tips. It has grown huge (fragged once) about 7-8 inches when fully open. Today I noticed this dark brown mucus looking substance coming from one of the heads of it. I tried to siphon it out but it just disingrated..then I noticed more come out. Any thoughts on what this could be??

 

[Jon_Hewett_85]

sounds like it's pooping to me. With corals like that it's all in/out through the sam opening

 

[Mouse]

Mine does it, dont worry.

 

[LilBugger225]

It sounds like its spewing zooxanthellae(spelling sucks tonite). Nothing to worry about unless it doesn't stop or the head doesn't open again. I a couple corals that do this on occasion like a huge octobubble and open brain. They always look better than ever after spewing (that sounds kinda wrong huh? )it just takes a couple hours for them to come back. My anemone does this sometimes too.

HTH Good Luck!

Erica

-edited because I had to look up how to spell zooxanthellae

[ August 09, 2001: Message edited by: LilBugger225 ]

 

[Tiresias]

It could be expelling some of its symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae?). My torch coral did it now and then and seemed healthy.