What is spewing out from my zoas mouths?

[kaykay]

A string of red thread-like mucus is coming out of the 2 zoass each.

Anyone knows what it is? And should I do anything?

[kaykay]

It has now shrunk up. Time lapsed 30 mins from last pic.

[MadScientist]

Is it feaces? My zoas throw out all sorts of stuff after eating (except money)

[kaykay]

Wow. Do they output where they input too? Kind of eewwww.. Lol

[CFOh]

It has now shrunk up. Time lapsed 30 mins from last pic.

could be zooxanthellate algae or color pigments due to stress.

Cheers..

[VelvetAirwaves]

My zoas have had that too, but I realised they were just eating fish poo. Lol

[kaykay]

Haha. You cracked me up!!

[MadScientist]

Wow. Do they output where they input too? Kind of eewwww.. Lol

Ya, they have only 1 hole, have to do everything through that. Corals are known to treat fish poo like how singaporeans treat durian

[KELVINx3]

Ya, they have only 1 hole, have to do everything through that. Corals are known to treat fish poo like how singaporeans treat durian

seriously?

[MadScientist]

seriously?

Yup, fish poo is a source of food

[stevenchia]

Feeding fish poo will increase their growth rate boh? If yes, i am going force them eat.

[MadScientist]

Feeding fish poo will increase their growth rate boh? If yes, i am going force them eat.

Yes, if you are running ulns. A little if you have higher nutrients. I would suggest using better food.

[LittleBurger]

just read tat if the mucus is spaghetti like strands, then it is probably due to stress or as an aggressive response to neighbouring invertebrates.

[CFOh]

just read tat if the mucus is spaghetti like strands, then it is probably due to stress or as an aggressive response to neighbouring invertebrates.

Yes , there is zooxanthellate algae or color pigments due to stress.