Christmas tree worm rock hitchhicker

sydney245 · Mar 3, 2021

So I ordered a Christmas Tree Worm Rock and I do not see any actual adult Christmas tree worms, but I do see what I think might be vermetids? Could someone confirm? My coworker told me they were baby Christmas tree worms.

chrisjj625 · Mar 3, 2021

White light picture?

sydney245 · Mar 3, 2021

chrisjj625 said:
White light picture?

Sorry hard to get a good picture

MexiReefer · Mar 3, 2021

looks more like porites coral.

CMMorgan · Mar 3, 2021

MexiReefer said:
looks more like porites coral.

Thanks for the video @MexiReefer .... @Tidal Gardens videos are always so relaxing and interesting.

Zoa_Fanatic · Mar 3, 2021

No idea what they are but I know they aren’t vermitids. I have those and vermitids all over my tank and those things don’t hurt anyone. They’re not Christmas tree worms as far as I know they’re some kind of filter feeder. Mine have been in there forever and just send out those two feelers to catch stuff. They get plastered by stinging coral so be careful where you put them

sydney245 · Mar 3, 2021

MexiReefer said:
looks more like porites coral.

Was talking about the worms on the coral

chrisjj625 · Mar 3, 2021

almost looks like spionid worms, but hard to tell. I would for sure get that sand off the coral though.

Zoa_Fanatic · Mar 3, 2021

sydney.bacus said:
Was talking about the worms on the coral

I know. I’ve had the same kind of ones you have for a long time and I haven’t seen them become Christmas trees. But that may be due to my fish. Hoping the best for you. I know my dad ordered a Christmas tree worm rock and I took maybe three weeks for them to actually show themselves

sydney245 · Mar 3, 2021

Zoa_Fanatic said:
I know. I’ve had the same kind of ones you have for a long time and I haven’t seen them become Christmas trees. But that may be due to my fish. Hoping the best for you. I know my dad ordered a Christmas tree worm rock and I took maybe three weeks for them to actually show themselves

Thanks! I'm hoping they'll show up!

sydney245 · Mar 3, 2021

chrisjj625 said:
almost looks like spionid worms, but hard to tell. I would for sure get that sand off the coral though.

Diamond goby spit some sand on it before I took the picture, but yes already done. Lol Thanks for the info!

Zoa_Fanatic · Mar 3, 2021

sydney.bacus said:
Thanks! I'm hoping they'll show up!

They take a long time from what I’ve read to acclimate to a new tank. I really hope those small worms become Christmas trees. If they do im in business since I recently moved my damsel who was an awful murder fish.

elysics · Mar 3, 2021

Baby Christmas tree worms look like adults,
just smaller. Yours really look like spionids...

Are there any holes where actual Christmas tree worms could hide in? Should be kinda obvious in the living porites tissue

ReefBeta · Mar 3, 2021

they're definitively not vermetids. I don't think they are christmas tree worm either. Maybe baby Paguritta hermits? or some other type of worm.

ReefBeta · Mar 3, 2021

Or a type of barnacle. https://www.melevsreef.com/critter/barnacle

josephxsxn · Mar 3, 2021

Looks like the Boring Spionid Worms I had on one frag. The chimney they make seems alot like the color photo.

Id help on frag (Boring Spionid Worms)

This is a montipora frag I got from a pack, it had some die off and alage on it. I have noticed as well there seems to be somthing that is living inside were some of the polyps had been. Any idea what this is? I tried to get a good photo but it's very hard. They have two antenna coming out.

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