Christmas Tree Worm Aquarium

Encrusting species of porites like the boulder coral often enter the aquarium trade on live rock or as a christmas tree worm rock.

Christmas tree worm aquarium. As with other atlantic butterflies a species best left to the experts. Thread starter bump3rb33tl3. Typically the only part of the christmas tree worm visible is the crown which spirals downward similar in shape to a christmas tree the body of this species is hidden underneath the colorful crown.

Sure enough i was looking in the back of the 55 cause i have plans to shut the tank down and there is a bright blue christmas tree worm poking out of the rock. Reef aquarium discussion. 8 coupon applied at checkout save 8 with coupon.

The xmas tree worm rock aquarium is the first of these dedicated concept aquariums to be set up at the studio and also the first tank to get a nice lengthy update with notes and observations. Just in time for the season the christmas tree worm aquarium is our version of a xmas tree but instead of having one tree there s about a hundred colorful worms. Since it is purely a filter feeder the diet of the christmas tree worm should be supplemented with liquid plankton based foods.

Get it as soon as wed dec 2. Of the serpulids the christmas tree worms of the spirobranchus genus are the most familiar to aquarists. About 70 to 75 degrees f.

Breeding in the home aquarium is very rare. They are commonly seen embedded within imported porites corals in the indo pacific and other corals such as montastrea star corals may serve as hosts in caribbean waters. The christmas tree worm is normally found in the aquarium store as several individuals attached to a small piece of rock or live rock rubble.

They come in many attractive colors including green blue golden yellow yellow purple and pink. A tank intended for christmas tree worms and species from the same habitat spotfin butterfly ichaetodon ocellatus. This simple tank consists of just a 30 gallon innovative marine ext lit with a nemolight prism led fed by a small waveline pump in line with a 200 gallon coral system and an aquamedic ecodrift 8 1 to provide water movement.