What is this white on my candy cane coral?

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I noticed one of the heads has this white stringy stuff on it
Does anyone know what it is?

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I noticed one of the heads has this white stringy stuff on it
Does anyone know what it is?

-thanks

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Candy Cane Corals reproduce asexually and sexually. They are hermaphrodites, which means a Candy Cane coral is male and female. It can release egg and sperm into the water column.
 
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Hard to tell with the pic. Probably poop though..
Candy Cane Corals reproduce asexually and sexually. They are hermaphrodites, which means a Candy Cane coral is male and female. It can release egg and sperm into the water column.
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Is it normal for it to close its head like this though?
 

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