Christmas tree worm rock!!! Post your Pix of them too!!!!

jerth6932

jerth6932

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People seem to like these quite a bit.... and I personaly love mine!!!! Mine is actually thriving well, it even got another worm in the porites, and the porites its self has spread on the rock!!!! Here are some pix of it when opened up a bit!!!
If you have one Post your Pix of them too!!!! Lets see them!!!!!
I only feed mine Phytoplankton! HE IS HAPPY!!!



 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by Crox
I didn't know that the worms are all different colors!! :scared:
Lots of diffrent colors on the worms!!!!! LOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
appaloosa1

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I saw some at the LFS but they are $60 and I don't have that right now. I do want one in the future. Can you tell us more about them?
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by Appaloosa1
I saw some at the LFS but they are $60 and I don't have that right now. I do want one in the future. Can you tell us more about them?
There is alot to them, But I got mine for $35 and it is the size of a softball. The redish/pink that is covering the rock is the porites, a living orginism! Then it has the Worms living in side of it.... Multi colored as you can see from my pix! They are a great coral, and add life and alot of color to your tank!!!! If I had more room in my tank I would purchase more of them!!! I love them! I have only had mine since... Jan. 17, so basicly a month.. So I am not an expert... but I like it!! Every thing I have read said that it will not usually get more worms in it after you get it... but mine has gotten one.... and looks to be getting another!!! The Christmas tree worms get about 1" big, mine are around 1/4 in. , my biggest one is 1/2 in. and he is orange!! So many colors!!!
 
jacknjill

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i saw one at my lfs a couple of months ago. i want one SOOOO bad! do they need any kind of special lighting, or do they filter feed?
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by JacknJill
i saw one at my lfs a couple of months ago. i want one SOOOO bad! do they need any kind of special lighting, or do they filter feed?
They filter feed, both the Porites and the worms them self, but the proites likes mod-high lights, and the worms them selves like mod-low lighting..... Kinda confusing....

The Xmas Tree Worm Rock has a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white, cream and variations color for the worms its self!!!
 
jerth6932

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These things are sold out on all internet stores that sale corals, and no one has one to post pictures of ???? MAN I am glad I got mine then, they seem really rare.....
.... I do want to see the difference between mine and others!! Come on please post !!!!!
 
stanlalee

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Originally Posted by Jerth6932
These things are sold out on all internet stores that sale corals, and no one has one to post pictures of ???? MAN I am glad I got mine then, they seem really rare.....
.... I do want to see the difference between mine and others!! Come on please post !!!!!
thats because they dont have a good long term survival rate. The worms dont usually survive long term and more times than not the coral itself follows shortly after. Since they arent really cheap to begin with they are often on the "corals to avoid" list.
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by Stanlalee
thats because they dont have a good long term survival rate. The worms dont usually survive long term and more times than not the coral itself follows shortly after. Since they arent really cheap to begin with they are often on the "corals to avoid" list.
you have that backwards..... the Porites dies.... the worms follow.... but ok .....rain on my fun!!!
killjoy.........
..... Any one else who is positive, that wants to coment on it may.... and critizisim is fine!!! THX
 
stanlalee

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yours look great and like always there are exceptions to the rule, dont let me rain on your parade. My coral book says the worms die first so James Fatherree the author got it wrong.
 
jerth6932

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Originally Posted by alyssia
I have heard that the coral dies first but the worms don't need the coral to survive.
correct.... but it is hard for them if the porites dies...... I didn't mean to put you on the spot stan....... But that author..... he is a diffrent story...
:hilarious

Porites and then the worm...... Is usualaly how it goes!! lol
 
jerth6932

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I know one thing for sure .... he didn't like my torch coral touching him..... had to solve that problem......QUCIK.... that is why my torch coral is at the top of my tank!!! Poor torch.... I like him, but he can't pick on neighbors.... that is grounds for and eviction!!!!!
:hilarious
 
jerth6932

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more pix of my CHRISTMAS TREE WORM...... the big one you can see my Feather Duster in front of it..... he is very tempramental..... he is on his time for sure!!! And the second one is of one worm kinda blurry but you can see it a bit better!!!!

 
jacknjill

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very nice! I really like those two bright blue/purpleish ones and that bright reddish orange one! Also love the duster!
 
harndog

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Got one for ya mine is about the size of 2 1/2 softballs and has been in my tank for about 8 months all is good.
 
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