Flesh bubbles on acan?

[dbrewsky]

Hello,

I noticed these curious little blisters on my acan which has been doing well otherwise for awhile. It has has been inflating very large during the day with good feeder tentacle extension at night or during feeding times. My other acan colony seems to be fine. Any ideas what this could mean? I appreciate everyone's input!

 

[Robink]

Hard to tell from pics, could be new acans...

 

[dbrewsky]

It seems to be rather bubbles of inflated flesh, I'm not seeing any skeleton being built underneath, at least, not yet of it is I fact babies :)

 

[dbrewsky]

Any other ideas, I can to get a better picture today

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

Could be just calcium sponges

Any noticeable holes anywhere?

 

[currentking]

They look too big to be babies even though babies will get much bigger before they develope a skeleton in my experience

 

[dbrewsky]

Sorry this is about the best picture I can do. They seem like little blisters between the skin and the Skelton, though the skin surrounding the bumps in question seems normal and firmly attached.... Perhaps they are babies?

Is this the normal process for new heads to form?

 

[dbrewsky]

You can see a bit of the Skelton where is has not re grown yet on the right hand side

 

[Brinkfish312]

Could be just calcium sponges



Any noticeable holes anywhere?

Are these a type of sponge that is considered beneficial? I've seen these also but wasn't sure what it was.

 

[Reef_in_Denver]

Are these a type of sponge that is considered beneficial? I've seen these also but wasn't sure what it was.

They soak up excess nutrients. They aren't harmful nor extremely beneficial in my experience