Christmas tree worm coral question

[CoralClasher]

My LFS has a nice looking Christmas tree worm coral I’m thinking of getting. First question can I use any coral dip on them for pests?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Get it! Those things are cool and I never see them locally.

I can't answer for sure but I believe they are worms, not corals so dipping would be a no go

 

[CoralClasher]

Get it! Those things are cool and I never see them locally.

I can't answer for sure but I believe they are worms, not corals so dipping would be a no go

Yeah definitely cool. Second question is about wrasses. LFS said my leopard wrasse is safe but was unsure of a dusky wrasse.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Not sure. I do have a leopard in my reef with a feather duster worm and he never bothers anything

 

[Spiderwoman]

Don't dip, you're going to kill the worms and little Paguritta harmsi hermit crabs that are in a symbiotic relationship with the coral and worms. Those crabs live in abandoned worm holes.

 

[vetteguy53081]

No coral dip. Would have sane effect as feather duster or hydroids

 

[ScottR]

Agreed. Don’t dip it, basically you’ll be left with just the porites. And FYI monti eating nudis can climb on board. They eat both monti and porites.

 

[Han]

Yeah definitely cool. Second question is about wrasses. LFS said my leopard wrasse is safe but was unsure of a dusky wrasse.

I have a christmas tree worm rock in a tank with a melanurus wrasse, it’s been in there a couple years and he doesn’t bother them. I’ve lost a few worms but I don’t think it was because of the wrasse.

 

[CoralClasher]

Will a copper band butterfly be fine around the coral worms?

 

[CoralClasher]

Well the copper band butterfly really liked the worms. I watched for about an hour and he was not interested then I left for 20 minutes all worms closed up and the copper band was picking at them. Made room in the sump too bad I’ll only see this coral at night.