- Location
- Warren, OH
We are sure many reading this are probably thinking, what in the world is a Christmas Tree Worm Rock? Christmas Tree Worms are colorful, spiral shaped, tube worms from the waters surrounding Australia. These little inverts can come in droves, and can cover an entire reef rock, where they become one of the most stunning parts of a living reef!
How do they get their unique name, you might ask? They are called Christmas Tree Worms because of their fuzzy, cone-like bodies resembling colorful Christmas Trees! Beautiful shades of red, blue, pink, yellow, purple, and orange combine together to create quite a center piece! Almost looking like a miniature, colorful Christmas tree farm. The rocks they inhabit are usually covered in an type of encrusting SPS coral.
Like clams, these inverts are light and movement sensitive. Shooting back into their calcium carbonate tubes at the first sign of a shadow or predator! While they are pretty quick, it is best not to have them present in reef tanks with nipping fish (some Wrasse, Butterfly Fish, & Tangs can be culprits)!
We keep our Christmas Tree Worm Rocks in low to moderate indirect light. We've found this is the sweet spot, as it is just enough for the SPS coral, and for the worms to stay open. Since these worms are filter feeders and non-photosynthetic, they cannot sit stagnate. This will hinder their ability to efficiently capture food in the water column. They also can't be blown around by too much flow, otherwise they won't be able to open! Moderate, indirect flow is perfect for them.
We always enjoy our Christmas Tree Worm Rocks! Unfortunately, we only get them in a few times a year, making them extremely hard to come by. Thankfully, we currently have lots of them in stock, but they won't last long! They're all 30% off right now during our Madness Sale!
