Tubeworm!

[-Chewy-]

Hey all.
Been away from this forum for awhile. Well, I'm back!
Here's a picture of a tubeworm (at least thats what i think it's called!) from my new marine tank!
Hope y'all like it!!

-Chewy-

 

[jams.alaskan]

Tube worm just dosen't describe how wonderful that "peacock" looks in your tank. It's really beautiful.

ALASKA

 

[-Chewy-]

Hahahaa, good question alaska...
Well, tubeworm was the name it was sold of as.... actually the body of this flower thingy looks like a worm....
Thanks for the compliment....I bought it for $1.50!....talkin' about cheap beauty...lol

-Chewy-

 

[RYO]

WOW TOTM THINGY OF THE MONTH

 

[-Chewy-]

Thanks for the thingy of the month nomination!
It's an invertebrate actually so it could be a IOTM? (Invertebrate of the month)...hehee

-Chewy-

 

[fish_r_great]

It actually builds that tube (somehow but I forgot how) and when stressed it can lose its feathers and then grow them back later.

 

[-Chewy-]

You are almost correct, these guys don't lose their feathers but rather they retract their feathers back into the tube. And they only retract when they are being touched. After awhile, when it feels safe (something like a snail), those feathers will start coming out again!

-Chewy-