Is my coco worm dead

[The Yellow Longnose]

Hey, ive had this cocoworm in my tank for about 6 months now, i feed him phtoplankon 2-3 a week and his like out all the time in my tank, but for the last 4-5 days he hasnt come out at all, im not sure about the in the dark if he came out but i havent seen him yet in the day time. Is he dead?
Joe

 

[aural]

its possible that it is dead, but i have had them pop their top, vacate their tube, and start all over. I didnt see it for a month and then all of the sudden it showed back up in another part of my tank.

 

[LeslieH]

To check you can feel the tube. Gently. If it's firm or you can feel the worm moving inside it's okay and just let it be. If it feels empty or a lot of brownish particulates/ slime comes out the worm has probably died.

They can reverse themselves in their tubes and build in another direction to pop up in a different part of the tank as Aural said.

 

[The Yellow Longnose]

well i didnt see any slime at all and the tube is really hard so i dont know if i would be able to feel him inside of it
Joe