Red Fan Worm

What is the Swell Red Fan Worm?

The Red Fan Worm will make a gorgeous addition to your marine aquarium, they have a tube like body with feathery tentacles that come out of the top giving it a fan shaped appearance. It uses the tentacles for respiration and for collecting food particles such as plankton, algae or other organic materials from the water. They are sedentary creatures meaning that they will spend most of their life in one place attached to your substrate or rocks. In the aquarium setting it is best if you provide them with a diet that is suited for filter feeders such as phytoplankton and it is best if you feed them directly. These fan worms are a fairly difficult species to keep so care needs to be taken to ensure that the water conditions in the tank are perfect and make sure that the substrate that they perch on does not become disturbed. There are many species of fish and shrimp that are not compatible with this fan worm as they will nibble at the tentacles which will eventually lead to the death of the fan worm so ensure that they are compatible with your aquarium before purchase

How are these invertebrates delivered to you?

The delivery time for your invertebrates will be two working days if ordered before 2pm Monday - Thursday, and if you ordered after 2pm on a Thursday until Sunday then they should arrive with you by Tuesday. They will arrive in a polystyrene box and be bagged with oxygen which will allow them to stay packaged for up to 48 hours, if they are ordered during winter they will also come with heat pads for warmth. There is a one off £30 delivery charge regardless of how many fish you buy per order.

How do you acclimatise this invertebrates to your aquarium

You need to carefully acclimate your invertebrates when they arrive. To find out all this information and much more be sure to check out our Complete Guide to Buying Live Aquarium Fish Online

Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.

All livestock deliveries are subject to our full Delivery Terms & Conditions, please read before ordering.