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Originally Posted by Pisces23 What I'm calling its guts came out of the center (white thread stuff in the crappy picture above). Any idea what's going on, what caused it or what I can do to make it all better?
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I can't see them in the picture but they are called mesenterial filaments (or acontia). They will often come out if your corallimorph is placed too close to another coral and they are fighting. (I.e. not chemical warfare....actual warfare with stinging nematocysts). Extreme stress can occasionally cause this as well.
If your coral is near another coral that has sweeper tentacles, move the rock. Otherwise, leave it alone. They often retract their "weapon" after a couple of days and will go back to normal.
BTW....elephant ears (the mushroom that eats fish), uses these to digest the fish.
