Acclimating coconut worm

[Jake9015]

Hey guys just purchased this beautiful coconut worm and wanted to get your opinion on acclimating. ATM I am bucket acclimating but when it comes to lighting how should I acclimate? I have all LEDs and I'm pretty sure it was kept with metal halides

 

[wysiwyg]

acclimate like normal during lights out for your dt

 

[Jake9015]

So acclimate with lights off?

 

[laskopyre]

It doesn't much matter on the light thing. They are not photosynthetic. Drip acclimation is the way to go. When you grab them, make sure to grab the flimsy end. Normally, this is the back. If you grab the front, it might shoot out of its tube. Big pain to get them back in there.

 

[Jake9015]

It didn't shoot out of its tube. What does it eat then?

 

[laskopyre]

They are filter feeders. They normally eat small plankton. This would be pods, rotifers, phytoplankton.

 

[Jake9015]

So if I want this thing to live I should introduce pods into the tank? Or what would you recommend?

 

[laskopyre]

Coco worms and feather dusters really need an established tank to survive. You can buy pods for your reef. I know reefs2go runs sales on them a lot.