Christmas Tree Worms

Mark Gray · Jan 13, 2017

Wow I like them I will have to go look later but I think I have a picture of some in the Ocean in Thailand

Lowstorm · Jan 13, 2017

Do they spread at all in captivity, or when you buy a colony is that all you'll ever have?

Cary Meredith · Jan 13, 2017

bump3rb33tl3 said:
Pic coming soon! Picked up my Christmas Tree colony today. Acclimating now so excited!

Can't wait to see a picture, think I am going to be looking for one come February or so.

bump3rb33tl3 · Jan 13, 2017

Mark Gray said:
Wow I like them I will have to go look later but I think I have a picture of some in the Ocean in Thailand

Would love to see those pics!

bump3rb33tl3 · Jan 13, 2017

Lowstorm said:
Do they spread at all in captivity, or when you buy a colony is that all you'll ever have?

Hmmm...I'm not sure. It's a good question. I will have to re-read that article I posted. It may go into that.

Lowstorm · Jan 13, 2017

It kinda does but mostly doesn't. It talks about the larvae stage and the larvae selecting a place to live but not if they breed in our aquaria. It does talk a bit about some of them being sterile with eachother in the lab, opening up the fact that they are likely different species living together and not all the same.

bump3rb33tl3 · Jan 13, 2017

Lowstorm said:
It kinda does but mostly doesn't. It talks about the larvae stage and the larvae selecting a place to live but not if they breed in our aquaria. It does talk a bit about some of them being sterile with eachother in the lab, opening up the fact that they are likely different species living together and not all the same.

Yea, I didnt get too much more than this..

bump3rb33tl3 · Jan 13, 2017

So here is my new Christmas Tree farm

Mark Gray · Jan 13, 2017

Very cool I still can't find my pic's I am peaty sure I have one though but finding it is a different story, I will follow this I want to see how they do. I have not read much on them what do they eat, I think Paul B may have some too, and I believe he is feeding them yeast but not sure

bump3rb33tl3 · Jan 13, 2017

There are a couple folks out there that have them and chimed in so far. Super thankful for their insight!

Cary Meredith · Feb 27, 2017

bump3rb33tl3 said:
I love these and have been wanting some for a while now. Was interested to hear from others out there who have them now or had them in the past and see what their experience is/was like? Just for eye candy sake, here ya go!

Here's one I just got today.

JBradford · Feb 27, 2017

I have a small colony of these as well. They are fun to watch and add an interesting visual texture to the tank.

futureinterest · Feb 27, 2017

I've had them for years but the issue is that the worms have a finite lifespan. Yes perhaps they can reproduce and create more worms but the larval stage is planktonic. So the odds of it surviving to create more are pretty much non-existent in most reef aquariums. Once the worms are gone you are left with a rock covered with porites which is not a bad thing per se but nowhere near as attractive with the worms. Some of the porites can be very colorful in of themselves but we typically only see the brown porites with the worms.