tube worm

[hwcheong]

Hi,

I have a tube worm which I accidently break the tube and the worm still stick on the live rock and still alive.. May I know will this worm cause any harm to the LS in the tank? Should I remove it?

[lightningstrike]

no, i dun think it will, but ur other LS might attack it since it has no protection and if its flesh is exposed.

[that was niceeeee]

bro i suggest u put in one of the live rock hole n the feather facing(don put the feather in also...than wait for 1month or few weeks it wil grow a tube for itself...

try that before

[hwcheong]

bro i suggest u put in one of the live rock hole n the feather facing(don put the feather in also...than wait for 1month or few weeks it wil grow a tube for itself...

try that before

U meant it will grow the tube again.. So i can throw away the original tube? The feather? I dun quite get wht u meant regarding the feather.

Could u please explain to me. thank you.

[SBS_Transit]

the feather must be faced out side heres a pic

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[SBS_Transit]

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[SBS_Transit]

the feather must be faced out side heres a pic

sorry for big pic

[that was niceeeee]

yeha the feather must face outside the hole...than few weeks ltr u cna see the hosegrow inside the hole...

[ajeb]

U meant it will grow the tube again.. So i can throw away the original tube? The feather? I dun quite get wht u meant regarding the feather.

Could u please explain to me. thank you.

Yep brudder u can throw the original tube since it will have new tube...

[siglap]

just wondering how you break it? its so soft. is it coco or tube?

[Domino]

Yeah, good observation Siglap!

I can't picture how to break a tube worm's tube... even tearing it would not be easy...

[hwcheong]

i want to remove it from the tank, but it stick on the rock, maybe I pull too hard, then the tube break, left the worm in the hole of the rock. Any way I saw the feather grow back already, think the tube will grow also..