Long filament coming off of paddle finger sinularia?

Crusty22 · Jul 9, 2020

What are these 2 long filaments?

Crusty22 · Jul 9, 2020

It's about 6 inches long at the moment and growing. When the sinularia (or devils hand, not exactly sure what it is was sold to me as "paddle finger sinularia) sheds, the strands still remain. If you click on the 3rd picture you can see the strand pretty clear.

Any guesses as to what it is or the best course of action would be appreciated!

najer · Jul 10, 2020

Have you checked the base of the coral, if there is a small hard tube it could be a vermitid.

fishguy242 · Jul 10, 2020

hi not sure what it's called ..look for white to pink ,flat blob on coral,if found ,just peel off with fingernail ,or credit card,they come rt off

Crusty22 · Jul 10, 2020

fishguy242 said:
hi not sure what it's called ..look for white to pink ,flat blob on coral,if found ,just peel off with fingernail ,or credit card,they come rt off

Great thanks I’ll give it a shot!

Dilan Patel · Jul 10, 2020

so somebody in our reef club had something similar happen with his green toadstool. He said it was a way they reproduce. I haven't dug into this but figured I would share this info.

Crusty22 · Jul 11, 2020

Dilan Patel said:
so somebody in our reef club had something similar happen with his green toadstool. He said it was a way they reproduce. I haven't dug into this but figured I would share this info.

That’s interesting I would have never guessed that