Feeders or stn/rtn???

[Alex's Nano Reef]

Am I killing this stag or are these feeding tentacles

 

[tbrown]

Am I killing this stag or are these feeding tentacles

I'm not great with SPS but those look like feeding tentacles to me.

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

Idk looks pretty tissue necrosis like to me idk tho to be honest

 

[shakacuz]

feeding response. i believe the picture was just taken at a wrong time making it seem like "flesh is coming off".

 

[MnFish1]

Idk looks pretty tissue necrosis like to me idk tho to be honest

It looks like mucus to me. Do they retract or go away?

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

It looks like mucus to me. Do they retract or go away?

Yeah they seem to be going away but aren’t feeder tentacles on stag horns supposed to come out of the polyp not next to or near the polyp. Maybe I’m just paranoid

 

[PeterErc]

Mesenterial filaments

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Those are mesentrial filaments. Some claim it’s a feeding response and other claim it’s a stress or irritation response.

 

[Lonely reefer's]

No those are not feeding tentacles, it’s a stress or irritation response like charlies's frags stated.
Possible water parameter is off or lights par too high for this particle coral.
I would move it to lower par

 

[wareagle]

I would check for bugs, especially if PE has been progressively getting worse.

 

[vetteguy53081]

filaments. Increase flow slightly.
What is your phosphate and Nitrate levels?

 

[Steve2020]

No those are not feeding tentacles, it’s a stress or irritation response like charlies's frags stated.
Possible water parameter is off or lights par too high for this particle coral.
I would move it to lower par

I have a Strawberry Shortcake and another Acro, not sure of type, that does this but ONLY when I spot feed them, then they retract in about an hour or two. I spot feed with the power heads kept on so are you saying that feeding can cause stress or irritation?

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

filaments. Increase flow slightly.
What is your phosphate and Nitrate levels?

Phosphate is .06 nitrate is in like the 10-12 range but phos and nitrate bottomed out for a day but still it was acting up like this last week when my params were on point. Flow might be a issue but I got a Mp10 running on 13-16% in different modes

 

[sculpin01]

Those are mesenterial filaments and are a normal feeding response, although occasionally seen when corals are stressed. I would not be concerned.

 

[shakacuz]

this happens with my vivid aquarium rainbow delight. and it is encrusting like mad!

 

[Lonely reefer's]

Am I killing this stag or are these feeding tentacles

Any update?