I got brain spots?

[DustinKeating]

My red open brain has started to...excrete? these white looking balls, that almost resemble cotton batton or eggs. It's only been doing this for approximately 1-2 days, and the "eggs" seem to come from it's mouth.

Do you think it's possible that the coral is spawning? or is something terribly wrong?

I'm not particularly worried, although it is slightly puzzling.

 

[aresgod]

its pooping.

 

[RockingCricket]

Nice brain and awesome pictures!! *celebrate

 

[JNevaril]

LOL ares!!!!

 

[DustinKeating]

See i thought it might be "excreting waste" or..."pooping" as you call it. But i know some other lps release their stringy insides when they're stressed or attacking...And i haven't fed it in over a week.

 

[aresgod]

this is true, but when they release those insides they are usually brownish and look very different than that.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

when you zoom the pix, it really looks like it's the stringy guts...but the corals looks so happy...opened and colorful

 

[DustinKeating]

In the event it's happy, i'll be happy. In the event that it's not, suggestions for some course of action?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

is there any punctured tissue or swollen and less colored flesh that isn't visible on the pic?

 

[aresgod]

also is it doing this after eating?

 

[DustinKeating]

There is actually one small portion that is less colored than the rest, not punctured though. suggestions?

 

[aresgod]

keep feeding it, they go real fast when they do go, I am on the verge of loosing my scolymia which sucks because it was huge, and it went really fast.

 

[DustinKeating]

I've been looking around, a lot, on the internet and there really isn't enough information on them. Can anyone point me to a website that doesn't just say "low flow, low-high light....sometimes their hard, sometime's they're not".

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Yep those infos are quite contradictory..i know i checked...the only search that could be similar of some sort would be :

I have a brain coral (Trachyphyllia) and over the last few days I have noticed a white cotton like substance on it, a little smaller than the size of a pencil eraser. It seems to be getting larger. The interesting thing is that when the lights come on it seems to suck into the brain coral and vanishes. Could there be a bite in the coral caused by my yellow tang taking a nip at it once in awhile or is this some sort of sponge? Thank you so much for your help!
<Well, for whatever reason, these corals seem to be especially "tasty" to many fishes. I suspect that, as you surmised, this may be some localized trauma to the coral as a result of someone "munching". The abscess or traumatized area probably seems to "retract" into the animal when the tissue expands in response to "lights up"...Keep a close eye on the animal, and consider removing it if it is continuously harassed by the tang, or declines in health...Good luck! Regards, Scott F>

 

[KahluaZzZ]

I remember now that my scolymia has been attacked by my bubble once, and the toxins litteraly pierced the flesh of my scolymia. The wound was covered with a white stringy stuff that came from inside the coral. I gently used a turkey baster to move the white stuff to see better..i increased the water flow and added iodide. In 2 days he fully recovered..now the scolymia has no "scars" or trace and can fully expand to a 9" diameter. I guess what i'm saying is there's hope. Do you have other LPS nearby or is this one sharing the same flow as a more agressive coral ?

 

[DustinKeating]

I do have a galaxy that was kinda close (about 5 inches)...which is a little too close for a coral like the galaxy, so i've moved him back into the sand to make sure it had nothing to do with them fighting. It's kind of a strange thing with this brain coral. It's inflating nicely, and the color is excellent...but on the other hand, it's still doing this thing with the white stuff.

Maybe moving it away from the galaxy will help. I added some combi-san with iodine, so maybe that will help as well. I guess i'll just have to wait and see.

Thanks a lot for all the information.