coco worm

[borinz]

juz bought back a white coco worm from a lfs... but dunno its still alive anot coz the worm doesn't come at all...

[flubberina13]

It would probably be due to stress during handling and the 'shaky' journey home.

Just dun keep repositioning it for the time being and if it still dun come out...likelihood is that the poor worm has dropped its 'feathery crown' and slithered somewhere to hide. Just pray hard that it wun end up in some of your tank inhabitants' stomaches...

[borinz]

but in the shop i also never see it coming out... would it be i bought a dead one??

[flubberina13]

wah!!! Then how do you klnow you buying a WHITE cocoworm?

Nothing to do but to keep your fingers crossed now...

[borinz]

i asked the uncle... he say is white ones... there got alot lah... but dunno the one i take alive anot? now only like u said keep my fingers crossed...

[hammy]

but in the shop i also never see it coming out... would it be i bought a dead one??

better be careful on what u buy just now ....

it is impt to buy LS and corals that is not only healthy but alive ... dun be rash into buying stuff , save money too ...

what u can do is to pray ... oh , my red coco stay like 2 hrs before it come out ...

[borinz]

so long?? ok... think i dun touch it first... wait till evening then see how...

[JustinK]

can you see the crown somewhere in the hard shell? if you can, give it time. It's most prob stressed from the handling. mine took 1 whole month to come out. its doing great ever since.

[borinz]

huh??? dun think so leh... think the shell is empty loh... been waiting till now 6 hour liao... still not out yet..

[sps_dude]

erm... borinz...... IMO its dead already.....

[borinz]

ok... btw wat is IMO??

[sps_dude]

IMO= in my opinion

[borinz]

hmmm so sad... i bought a dead coco worm... think i wan to leave it in my tank in case it really come out after a few weeks or wat??

[sps_dude]

yes you should...... i might be wrong........ so just leave it for a week aithout even touching it...... who knows with miracle..... it might just open up.....

[borinz]

yah... hmmm really hope miricle comes... haha

[Nautical]

just wanna share experience of my white coco worm.

will come out just in a while, mostly when blue actinic lights are on.

apparently don't like MH, as when switched on will retract immediately

and takes an hour or two to come out.

but then again will retract with slightest disturbance.

perhaps i should re-position away from the glass front to avoid disturbance.

anyone knows if coco worm dislikes strong lighting ?

[flubberina13]

yes...they do not like. so they already usually placed at the lower heights of a tank...

Especially where Mh is concerned, usually not directly under the glare...

My $0.02...

[Vinoth]

Mine doesnt open up if the current is too strong. I thk it prefers low to medium currents.

[borinz]

erm... how much do we target feed coco worm??

[borinz]

sorry wan to ask does coco worm needs strong current?

[JustinK]

Hmmm... mine is directly under my MH and it still comes out all the time... only retracts when disturb. Think it will acclimate itself after time? i also dunno.. mine is put in an area of indirect flow, where it sways gently in the current. I never target feed mine, they are filter feeders, just squeeze DT and let them filter it out.

[flubberina13]

yes...they do not like. so they already usually placed at the lower heights of a tank...

Especially where Mh is concerned, usually not directly under the glare...

My $0.02...

Aiyoh...my English...

'Already' was supposedly to be 'are'...

[RAV-65]

My coco very near to my lights too and as I type, two of them are wide open. If you wan them to have the nice nice cone shape, den cannot have high current... if not, they are are okay with moderate current flow...

Vincent Ho