Do Coco worms get eaten?

[vincegoh]

I got my coco worms and it opened up really beautifully the moment I placed in my tank but the next day morning, I saw the whole worm outside with a segment of its body mutilated. I put it back into its shell and its seems to be surviving. The next morning, the whole worm disappear again and I cannot find its body at all.

Is there any natural enemy of the coco worm? Do brittle worms or crab attach them? (I do have a number of big brittleworms in my tank).

[DeepBlue]

Some blenny do kill the coco worm and take over the tube as their home

[vincegoh]

I have no benny leh.

[DeepBlue]

as suggested....brittle worm coul dbe a cause, not sure abt crab though....

[sugi]

How about Hermit Crab ?

I caught my hermit crab red handed eating my coco worm.

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

you mean practically attacking the coco worm whilst still in it's shell... where did you place your coco worm?

[Clownfish]

i dun see my hermits attacking my coco

[Achilles Tang]

Do you have any coral banded shrimp?

[vincegoh]

How about Hermit Crab ?

I caught my hermit crab red handed eating my coco worm.

I have no hermit crab too

[vincegoh]

Do you have any coral banded shrimp?

Bingo! I have a coral banded shrimp!

Is it the culprit? How do it get to the coco worms?

Does it attack feather duster worm as well?

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

coral banded shrimps eat coco worms.... never happened to me before. I know they're good for getting rid of bristle and other worms that live in the LR.

[vincegoh]

Is the banded coral shrimp the culprit? How do it get to the coco worms?

Does it attack feather duster worm as well?

Anyone?

[Acanthurus pyroferus]

no I don't think the coral banded shrimp is the culprit.....neither will they prey on feather duster worms

[hmkui]

hi vince... where did u place the coco worm... is the current where u place the worm is strong..few of the experience which i have gather with some hobbyist is that whenever they place the coco worm on a very strong current area such thing happen... the whole worm just came out... probably they may want to move to another area which r very pron to be eaten by the LF and invertebrates some of them hobbyist doesn't even keep boxer shrimp ... but if the worm u put in is still inside try to move them to a medium current area... it will recuperate and new coco worm will regenerated but the new one normally is not as colourful as the original one.... hope this help...