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About Christmas Tree Worm
The Christmas Tree Worm features a distinctive double spiral of radioles (crowns) in vibrant colors including red, orange, yellow, white, and blue, with a hard, calcified white tube embedded in coral or rock. The worm itself remains hidden inside the tube.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Serpulidae
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Max Size
- 1
- Type
- Worm
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to Hawaii, found in coral reefs and rocky substrates.
- Compatibility
- Christmas Tree Worms are sessile filter-feeders that remain permanently attached to rock or coral. They are compatible with all reef fish and invertebrates but require stable water conditions and cannot be moved once established.
- Notes
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank • Requires stable reef conditions with strong but not direct water flow to maintain crown extension • Temperature range 72–78°F; sensitive to temperature fluctuations • Feed small planktonic foods (phytoplankton, zooplankton, rotifers) via target feeding • Place in established aquarium with established rock; do not attempt to remove from its tube
- Category
- Worm
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Appearance Description
- The Christmas Tree Worm features a distinctive double spiral of radioles (crowns) in vibrant colors including red, orange, yellow, white, and blue, with a hard, calcified white tube embedded in coral or rock. The worm itself remains hidden inside the tube.
- Diet Details
- Filter-feeder that consumes plankton and microscopic organisms from the water column. Requires strong indirect water flow and regular feeding with liquid phytoplankton or similar planktonic supplements in established reef aquariums.
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