Pooping or Expelling Zooxanthellae

[Ocean’s Piece]

So I got this Zoa a little while ago and I remembered I took a photo of this when I caught it. This happened the second day in the tank and I haven’t caught it happen since then. Coral is thriving and has started growing a few more heads since I put it in. In this picture is it expelling zooxanthellae or pooping?

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

bump

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Once more….. BUMPPPPP

 

[TheScientificReefer]

Basically the same thing no?

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Basically the same thing no?

Are you saying that they are the same thing? I thought I read that corals can release wastes so I was confused what this was

 

[TheScientificReefer]

Are you saying that they are the same thing? I thought I read that corals can release wastes so I was confused what this was

I was wrong, expelling zooxanthellae seems to happen when a corals bleaching, but yeah unless its losing color, it's just pooping

 

[N.Sreefer]

Could be expelling excess zooxanthellae they regulate the populations within themselves and can release excess zooxanthellae even when healthy. Or it could be just pooping.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Could be expelling excess zooxanthellae they regulate the populations within themselves and can release excess zooxanthellae even when healthy. Or it could be just pooping.

Who knows I guess. Nothing looks wrong and I was just curious.