Tentacle gone astray

[nanoreefer22]

Soo I've got this sexy RBTA and about a week ago, maybe a little more, i noticed a stray tentacle in the tentacles of my Torch. Thought nothing of it as the RBTA looks sexy as ever. Now I notice another dropped tentacle, whats up with this?

And i'm sure its another cause the tentacle from last week is still on the sand in the back of the tank, sometimes inflates, sometimes it looks dead. So now I have two of these.

Anyone know why this is happening?

 

[Killerdrgn]

bad water quality causeing it to try to spread itself out? maybe?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Really doubt it's water quality. Everything looks as good as it's ever looked and I'm getting growth on almost everything in the tank.

Serpant star at night?

 

[Killerdrgn]

could be something chopping it off. But then i wonder what for, and if it was eating it why wouldn't it finish the meal?

 

[nanoreefer22]

I'm as stumped as you...maybe someone else had it happens and knows why.

 

[h20 freak]

Maybe whatever did it only found out that it stung AFTER it ripped it off?

 

[NDY]

Had The Same Thing Happen To Me
But Never Figure Out Why My Looks Like This Do

 

[nanoreefer22]

Anemone looks great, tank looks great, everything is 100% fine yet it dropped another tentacle today.

Am I going to end up with a "naked" anemone? This anemone eats everything that goes in the tank, is very active so to speak, anything that floats by it grabs.

The tentacles that fall off all settle in the tank and go no where, they seem alive, but aren't inflated.

I just happened to see a tentacle floating around still inflated, any and i mean ANY input is appreciated.

 

[h20 freak]

Budding?Are the tentacles growing and this is some form of asexual reproduction.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Budding?Are the tentacles growing and this is some form of asexual reproduction.

I like the optimistic approach to this, maybe it is budding and I'll jst have to wait and see. As far as i can see there are 4 tentacles around the tank. All settled in a low flow corner near the anemone.

Only thing about this approach is how would it develop a mouth and all the things necessary for it to live.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Dean, any links

I searched but got nada

 

[noodleman]

maybe its trying to take over your tank by sending missiles at other corals :tank: