My prized Cocoa worm!

[GinaD]

My prized cocoa worm went from this:

To this:

Can anyone tell me when this happened to yours, whether the feathers ever grew back just as nice as before? Time and time again, I read how they grow back smaller and/or less colorful.

 

[GinaD]

I don't see any yellow in the new heads - could this possibly appear later as they develop more?

 

[Gina McReeferson]

Gina, I think Scott G mentioned in a previous thread that the yellow on his coco worm grew back white (if I remember correctly, I know it was something along these lines). I had a yellow and red that popped off it's heads for some reason, and they grew back yellow and pink. It's still beautiful but I already had a pink one and wanted a red. Now I have two pink. I can tell you that the heads grew back just as large and beautiful, seemed it happened fairly quickly too. Just grew back a different color.

 

[Qwank]

oh no thats horrible. what happened to it? is there something in your tank bothering it? mine seems like everything bothers it and luckily nothing has made it drop its crown yet. I hope yours grows back they way it was before.

 

[GinaD]

Thanks, Gina

Qwank, Thanks - The only time something was bothering it was the first day and 1/2 when the crown was out, my cherub angel swatted it a few times with his tail, like the brat he is.
After that, nothing.

 

[GinaD]

Update on my cocoa worm - It is looking MUCH better. Still not red and yellow, but much better than I thought it would turn out to be.

 

[GinaD]

unenhanced...but - the color is deeper than the pic shows.

 

[Chris L]

hop it makes a full recovery gina. but if it doesnt i saw three at zoo creatures in plaistow that looked good

 

[GinaD]

Thanks, Chris!

 

[GinaD]

Hey, look how my coco worm turned out!
I think she looks lovely, especially next to my pink challice, don't you?

 

[this is me]

Wow!! I want one!! Do you have to feed phyto to the tank?

 

[GinaD]

Just fish goo.

 

[pillowfish]

I think you need another one!