Coco worm

[37Alpha]

Can I ask how come the head of the coco worm will drop off from the tube?( the flower ) portion. It does grows but slowly. but I am puzzled how cm it drops off by itself. Anyone can advise?

[Royston]

There is a few reasons no.1 stress by your tank's conditions no.2 is to adjust to food source & the last will be the age factor.

If it grows back in 2wks-1mth time then you don't have to worry provided it will not lose its crown again just after growing a new one(else it is reason no.1) it is natural to lose it's crown.

[blusafe]

The worm is not happy. Do the usual tests. Also, I stumbled upon this somewhere once but forgot where it came from. As worms age, they require larger food and grow larger crowns. Most home aquariums cannot supply large plankton foods so they shed their crowns and grow a new one. As long as the tube looks fine and plump - meaning the body is not decaying - the worm is alive. Leave it alone.