Chalice Coral pics (spawning?)

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  1. casualreef

    casualreef Plankton

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    My Chalice coral sent out streamers of white in the middle of the day. I took some pics. I'm guessing it was spawning, but didn't find much online.

    Is this common?
     

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  2. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    look like feeders to me.
     
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  3. casualreef

    casualreef Plankton

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    I've seen feeders at night and they are clear, pulls things back in... this was ejected from the coral... eventually drifted off and weren't, umm... motile?
     
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  4. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    Could be mesenterial filaments (basically the coral's stomach), do you have any other corals close by that it could be trying to attack? Or is it possible it's stressed out? Have you checked your parameters lately?
     
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  5. chuckdee

    chuckdee Peppermint Shrimp

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    Yea, that's not spawning. Thats pretty much the corals internals being expelled.. Something must have stressed it out.
     
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