BTA releases string of junk?

[ktipp]

Every few days my BTA releases some stringy whiteish stuff and also looks dead but then afterwards it blooms.

This has happened a few times now and just curious if this happens to anyone else? Might be normal...

Thanks
KT

[klwheat]

If what you're describing is what I'm thinking, it's perfectly normal. Just like us, it eats and excretes...it just has to use the same opening for both
No worries as long as it's feeding and opening back up after.

[reefreak]

Its realeasing body waste in other words

[Mr Cob]

So glad we don't have to do it that way! lol

[Zack]

Every fourth or so days my anemone will close up, open and release this same stuff. Afterwards (hour or so) it bubbles up and is perfectly fine. My clowns feed it mysis when I feed them so I've always assumed it's releasing waste.

[Sherita]

Ew.

Thanks for that Rob. A visual I did NOT need, lol.

So glad we don't have to do it that way! lol

[ktipp]

Thanks guys. I thought that may be it.

I'm so glad we don't break down and look half dead during our release

KT

[rrasco]

Thanks guys. I thought that may be it.

I'm so glad we don't break down and look half dead during our release

KT

Who says we don't?

[Big_Pun]

that's why I don't feed my nems....... yuk food in poo out, and the same
place lol

[Bill S]

Quit feeding your BTA. Let it eat what it can snag from the feeding of the rest of the tank. I've never, ever, ever fed mine anything that wasn't going to the rest of the tank. I've had something over 25 clones over the years. They are primarily photosynthetic. When you target feed them like feeding them silversides - UGH), most of what you feed them just gets dumped back into your tank as waste.