Black Christmas tree spawn

[cajen]

My black Xmas tree coral was unusually extended tonight and as I looked, started to exude eggs (or sperm packets?) both singly and in strings joined by mucus.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/xmas spawn 001 (750 x 563).jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/xmas spawn 004 (700 x 525).jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/xmas spawn 005 (700 x 525).jpg

Anyone know if these can reproduce asexually?

[Kev s]

Not sure, but I'd try to catch them with a baster and stick them in a fine breeding net with some rubble.

Kev