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    Posted: January 08 2004 at 11:07am
One thing I have observed both last week and this week: small yellowish green capsules coming right out of the tube from between the crowns.  Any idea what these are? Feces, sperm, eggs?  Not much in the way of info on the web.  The fish seem to ignore the capsules, but then I have seen them consume fecal matter too.  Any idea or direction?
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LOL - You win for Unintentionally Funny Topic Title! Sorry - not sure about your cocoa-feces.
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Strange. Mine's never done that. Other than that, does it appear to be healthy? Does it spend most of its time out of its tube? What/how do you feed it? Have you changed it's diet lately?

I'm not sure how those types of worms spawn. Back in August, I had some tiny red feather-duster-type worms on one rock in my tank. A while later, I had white specks everywhere. After a month or so, those tiny specks have grown and I now have tiny red worms growing all over my other rocks and shells. I don't know how they spread, but it's pretty cool!

If your coco worm is actually spawning, you're very lucky! I haven't been able to find any good info on how that happens. If it was me, I'd probably leave a couple of the capsules in the tank just to see what happens. (Monitor your ammonia level, just in case). Maybe they'll just decay or disolve, but maybe you'll be lucky!
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No diet changes.  During the day it is out most of the time unless disturbed by the fish.  It is larger and fuller than when I got it so I would think it is healthy.  I saw them again today.  I'll have to try and get a pic of them and post it.
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What you are seeing is feces.
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Thanks Mark!
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