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@r33fertank, I know this thread is old, but wondering if you had long term success with the Xmas tree rock. I’m curious if keeping these long term is more achievable today.Update, so its been about 2 months since i bought my christmas tree rock and it seems healthier than ever. Im sure there are new worms in it now that were not in it when i bought it. All 7 shrimp are still happy and healthy. They even take brine shrimp when i target feed.
Heres a pic of what it looks like now.
I just got me one from my lfs it's about the size of a nerf football cost me 90 the most beautiful rock I've seen and as a duster enthusiast raiser it's not as hard as the guy earlier tried to make it seemThey range, ones I have seen are about baseball size, spherical shape, costing between $60-$80. Not a common coral as they can be finicky, depending where they were grown.
Hey guys, just bought a christmas tree rock from my lfs and was wondering if anyone has one and what sort flow/light/feeding/tank placement etc they seem to do best in?
I know they need filter feeder food like phytoplankton and i am currently drip acclimating it with lights off. Any help appreciated. Thanks
Yes I've seen that one mine is close to that as far as care i put mine up half way modirate flow lighting is the challenge u won't enough to keep the pufonce growing but to strong the worms dye also keep flow devirted not direct they are hard to keep but gorgeous when they openHey guys, just bought a christmas tree rock from my lfs and was wondering if anyone has one and what sort flow/light/feeding/tank placement etc they seem to do best in?
I know they need filter feeder food like phytoplankton and i am currently drip acclimating it with lights off. Any help appreciated. Thanks
I guess theoretically if you wanted to separate them you could however I would say it is almost impossible to do without killing some of them. For reference, I have 18 worms in a rock the size of a fist. They have grown and developed their tubes so much that there is barely any actual rock left; it's all just interwoven tubes.Can these be propagated by fragging the host coral?
It would be an interesting experiment to put a frag or small colony of Porites next to the christmas tree worm "rock" and see if the worms would colonize the other coral. Has anyone propagated these that way? From the way you describe your rock I'm guessing your right cutting into it like you said would kill some of them probably not worth it.I guess theoretically if you wanted to separate them you could however I would say it is almost impossible to do without killing some of them. For reference, I have 18 worms in a rock the size of a fist. They have grown and developed their tubes so much that there is barely any actual rock left; it's all just interwoven tubes.
Hello!I guess theoretically if you wanted to separate them you could however I would say it is almost impossible to do without killing some of them. For reference, I have 18 worms in a rock the size of a fist. They have grown and developed their tubes so much that there is barely any actual rock left; it's all just interwoven tubes.
Hello!
I got a Christmas tree worm rock with porites for a few weeks ago. The porites were residing on one spot in the LFS but seems to be going in right direction now.
I've noticed though that all of the worms are not out. It's in around 350 par and partially in moderate/high flow. Nutrients etc in check by my mastertronic.
What conditions would be best flow/light? Is that even a problem? In the wild they live in quite heavy flow and high light, but guess aquarium is not comparable.
Why do your think some of the "trees" are not out?
Have you been seeing all of them out at different times or are there a few that haven't come out at all? With mine, there is actually never a time I have seen all of them out at once. They are all their own and if they don't feel like being out, others will and vice versa. In terms of light, they won't be bothered at all by high or low light. I have mine in pretty high flow and they're happy. The only time they won't be happy is if they are literally being blown over by flow.Hello!
I got a Christmas tree worm rock with porites for a few weeks ago. The porites were residing on one spot in the LFS but seems to be going in right direction now.
I've noticed though that all of the worms are not out. It's in around 350 par and partially in moderate/high flow. Nutrients etc in check by my mastertronic.
What conditions would be best flow/light? Is that even a problem? In the wild they live in quite heavy flow and high light, but guess aquarium is not comparable.
Why do your think some of the "trees" are not out?
Hi. Do you still have this amazing piece?Hey guys, just bought a christmas tree rock from my lfs and was wondering if anyone has one and what sort flow/light/feeding/tank placement etc they seem to do best in?
I know they need filter feeder food like phytoplankton and i am currently drip acclimating it with lights off. Any help appreciated. Thanks