Chalice tentacle from eye?

[mikemathis555]

Tyree Mummy Eye Chalice

Ive had this guy for one week, and I’m letting him hang out on the sand and get used to my lighting before placement.

Ive seen his tentacles come out at night, traditional clear, hard to see things. However today this is what I saw in the middle of the day. Three pictures, fully extended, retracting, and retracted.

I’m assuming this is an absolutely normal thing, but want confirmation from more experienced reefers.

 

[c_johns89]

Tentacle or poop? Looks kinda like poop...

 

[mikemathis555]

Tentacle or poop? Looks kinda like poop...

I would imagine the poop wouldn’t retract back in, right?

 

[James M]

Looks a like like poop. You watched it retract the whole thing back inside it’s mouth ?

 

[mikemathis555]

Looks a like like poop. You watched it retract the whole thing back inside it’s mouth ?

The pictures were taken in succession, amount 25 seconds or so. I guess while I was focusing the camera something weird could have happened. But I’m pretty sure it retracted back in.

 

[mikemathis555]

BTW - gonna be totally honest…didn’t know corals poop. I guess it makes sense, it eats and metabolizes so waste has to go somewhere

 

[c_johns89]

There's a whole thread on here dedicated to coral poop- it's a good time

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/show-me-your-best-coral-poops-of-2019-competition.681133/

 

[Isopod80]

Just hand it a newspaper and let it finish it's business.