Worms & Tunicates

The Hawaiian feather duster may grow up to 7 inches across and comes in a wide variety of colors in alternating stripes. It may be any combination of chocolate, cream, orange, pure white or black.Feather duster worms are filter feeders and require frequent additions of phytoplankton in order to thrive. The visible part of the worm is its feeding tentacles and the rest of the worm is hidden within a protective tube. If there is not enough food it may 'drop' its tentacles and attempt to re-grow them. If stressed it may leave its tube, but if undisturbed it can create a new one. It is imperative when placing the worm into the water to rotate it to remove all air bubbles which may have become trapped inside the tube. It is completely harmless and has no sting. It should never be housed with predatory animals such as butterflyfish.

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This lovely creature is most commonly alternating white and pink, but is sometimes available dark purple or bright yellow. It stays small, rarely reaching 4 inches.Feather duster worms are filter feeders and require frequent additions of phytoplankton in order to thrive. The visible part of the worm is its feeding tentacles and the rest of the worm is hidden within a protective tube. If there is not enough food it may 'drop' its tentacles and attempt to re-grow them. If stressed it may leave its tube, but if undisturbed it can create a new one. It is imperative when placing the worm into the water to rotate it to remove all air bubbles which may have become trapped inside the tube. It is completely harmless and has no sting. It should never be housed with predatory animals such as butterflyfish.

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The spectacular Coco feather duster worm creates a protective hard shell up to 8 inches long and comes in a wide variety of colors in alternating stripes. Ultra colored specimens are usually striped bright pink and white.Feather duster worms are filter feeders and require frequent additions of phytoplankton in order to thrive. The visible part of the worm are its feeding tentacles and the rest of the worm is hidden within a protective tube. If there is not enough food it may 'drop' its tentacles and attempt to re-grow them. If stressed it may leave its tube, but if undisturbed it can create a new one. It is imperative when placing the worm into the water to rotate it to remove all air bubbles which may have become trapped inside the tube. It is completely harmless and has no sting. It should never be housed with predatory animals such as butterflyfish.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.Spectacular sapphire bodies and contrasting rings around the siphons make this one of the most attractive tunicates. They are typically small, about 1/2 inches each, and may come attached to macroalgae or similar substrate.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.Also called the Monkey sea squirt, it is typically brightly colored cream to orange with royal purple stripes. It may grow up to 3 inches.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.This unique tunicate is typically robin's egg blue. It has a stem with many polyp-like zooids at the end. It may occasionally cover itself with a clear film in order to clean itself; this may take up to a few weeks to be shed.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.This interesting animal comes in many colors but is typically earthy shades with contrasting dark stripes. It may grow up to 3 inches.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.The Encrusting Blue tunicate is very small and lives in a colony with its own kind. They are so small that from a distance they resemble velvet.

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The spectacular Coco feather duster worm creates a protective hard shell up to 8 inches long and comes in a wide variety of colors in alternating stripes. Colored specimens are usually striped red and white.Feather duster worms are filter feeders and require frequent additions of phytoplankton in order to thrive. The visible part of the worm are its feeding tentacles and the rest of the worm is hidden within a protective tube. If there is not enough food it may 'drop' its tentacles and attempt to re-grow them. If stressed it may leave its tube, but if undisturbed it can create a new one. It is imperative when placing the worm into the water to rotate it to remove all air bubbles which may have become trapped inside the tube. It is completely harmless and has no sting. It should never be housed with predatory animals such as butterflyfish.

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The spectacular Coco feather duster worm creates a protective hard shell up to 8 inches long and comes in a wide variety of colors in alternating stripes. Common specimens are usually white sometimes with pale stripes.Feather duster worms are filter feeders and require frequent additions of phytoplankton in order to thrive. The visible part of the worm are its feeding tentacles and the rest of the worm is hidden within a protective tube. If there is not enough food it may 'drop' its tentacles and attempt to re-grow them. If stressed it may leave its tube, but if undisturbed it can create a new one. It is imperative when placing the worm into the water to rotate it to remove all air bubbles which may have become trapped inside the tube. It is completely harmless and has no sting. It should never be housed with predatory animals such as butterflyfish.

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Tunicates, or Sea Squirts, resemble sponges but are actually very complicated animals related to fish. Their adult form lives attached to hard substrate and filters the water for food, mainly bacterioplankton. A well established aquarium with a sand substrate will help to generate appropriate food. Additions of phytoplankton and occasional stirring of the sand, as well as minimal or no protein skimming, may help. We recommend Tunicates only be attempted by expert aquarists who can meet their demanding needs.This bizarre creature is typically pure white with bright green siphons and may grow up to 4 inches.

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