Tube worm

[chemflex]

Somebody is selling a marine tank, but they say that their live rock is covered in tube worm. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

 

[ostrow]

Very good.

 

[RamJet]

Tube worms are filter feeders, they help keep the water clean.

 

[Adrinal]

and they look cool.
They are little fans, you wouldn't know they are worms at all.

 

[crimsontsavo]

They're gorgeous! If they are what I'm thinking about,lol. Featherdusters are the same right?

Make sure they eat enough. You can buy food I think, and I believe you squirt it at the base of their tube when feeding- not into the fan.

 

[RamJet]

I have been trying to make featherduster garden, the lfs has been keeping a look out for all types for me. I will post photos when it is complete. Soo many colors, its really quite breath taking to see them all out.

 

[crimsontsavo]

I want to get some feathers when I set up my tank. They are so beautiful.

 

[Landlocked]

I have four of them (small, though ) living in my tank. They're awesome! They harm nothing, and help polish your water. They are some of the most benign creatures you can get.

 

[ostrow]

The other night I see this long white rope-like thing stretched from one rock to another, across and underneath a largish overhang rock, so in the darker area of the tank. I though it was more sponge that I already have in the tank. Walking back across the room I peeked again, and the thing was stretched only halfway across. So I sat down and looked, and unexpectedly got a show.

The thing curled up in a U shape, then dipped down into the sand. After a couple seconds it lifted up and you could see it had sucked in sand into the tube. Then it spat out a bunch in a little puff. Stretched back straight. Then did the whole thing over and over in different spots under there.

I have a built-in vacuum cleaner in the tank (how do I change the bag?)

 

[Adrinal]

wow nice show... I only see them jump in to the tube.

hmm how do they clean the bag? Hope they dont use one orifice for in and out...


I never feed mine... and I just get more and more. But, I wish they would come at a faster rate

 

[Olive]

cool! I guess that is what I have! I never see some of my tubes with anything coming out of them though..............


now, I do have a few featherdusters, and I can see them, although very small. are there different kinds?

 

[Adrinal]

I guess it is possible there are thousands of kinds and they all look the same to us... in any case I am not sure about that common type.

There are of course different kinds that are more exotic... but I am not sure if they will breed in the tank. The Hawaian one is most populare for purchace (because of the price and size I guess).

OMG WORM SIGN!

 

[Olive]

I guess it is possible there are thousands of kinds and they all look the same to us... in any case I am not sure about that common type.

There are of course different kinds that are more exotic... but I am not sure if they will breed in the tank. The Hawaian one is most populare for purchace (because of the price and size I guess).

OMG WORM SIGN!

Oh I liked that thread! I saw some Hawiian dusters for sale yesterday the size of my hand! They were soooooooo pretty!