So last night, I saw this happening, convinced myself it was poop, and went to bed. This morning, I saw my feather duster continue to release what I think are gametes into the water. I have looked high and low for a video or clear pic of what these gametes might look like (from this species), but have yet to be successful. Figured I'd share to get some opinions, as well as just document it so others can find this later.
From what I understand, different species have vastly different ways of spawning, so it's tough to nail down the accuracy of my claim here. I've seen this thing poop plenty of times now, and it never looks like this. It's usually really stringy and comes apart in the current. This is a constantly flow of little eggsac things. Much different than what I'm used to seeing.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3EEW2JLUYA
The funny thing is, I also noticed a tiny little feather duster just a few inches away in the sand. The piece of live rock it is next to was acquired a week ago, so this could just be a happy coincidence, but it would be quite the coincidence. I'm fairly certain the gametes require a male sperm to actually fertilize and grow, so I'm a little stumped. Unless these are straight-up fertilized eggs?
Pic of baby (best focus I could get, sorry) - Zoas for scale:
http://ift.tt/1TSlNGo
From what I understand, different species have vastly different ways of spawning, so it's tough to nail down the accuracy of my claim here. I've seen this thing poop plenty of times now, and it never looks like this. It's usually really stringy and comes apart in the current. This is a constantly flow of little eggsac things. Much different than what I'm used to seeing.
Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3EEW2JLUYA
The funny thing is, I also noticed a tiny little feather duster just a few inches away in the sand. The piece of live rock it is next to was acquired a week ago, so this could just be a happy coincidence, but it would be quite the coincidence. I'm fairly certain the gametes require a male sperm to actually fertilize and grow, so I'm a little stumped. Unless these are straight-up fertilized eggs?
Pic of baby (best focus I could get, sorry) - Zoas for scale:
http://ift.tt/1TSlNGo
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