Montipora with long tentacles / slime after being moved

NoobishReefer22

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Hello all I just moved my montipora to a frag rack and its showing some really long tentacles or some slime? Any thoughts on if this is okay I just moved it today.

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Most likely slime from the stress of moving. Give it a day and see if it continues.
 

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Those are called mesenterial filaments, it could be a feeding respons or a defense mechanism to near by corals.
 

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