I have a bristle worm that seems to have hitchhiked in on my first coral (a GSP).
I've tried to take a picture, don't know if you can see it but there we go.
Anyway it keeps going over my GSP and making them close, does anyone know where I can get a bristleworm trap in the UK? Please help!?
Another question, will it harm the Coral?
Full Version: Help! Bristle Worm Coral Attack!
Calm Down Dude 
bristle worms are good detrivores this site tells you what worms will harm coral Here
bristle worms are good detrivores this site tells you what worms will harm coral Here
+1. Why don't you ask the person who sold the frag to you whether they have had bristle worms "attack" their corals?
yikes, he's dug in there
i dont think its gonna hurt anything, it just eats junk floating around in your tank. its just crawling through your gsp, a ton of my bristleworms like to hide in there and there is no harm done. odds are, the bristleworm wont keep making the gsp close and everything will be fine so i wouldnt worry about it unless you see it munching on your coral.
they probably die of starvation before eating your coral.
i'm relatively a noob still, but i've never been able to keep gsp's (wondering why they never opened even though they appeared to be very healthy at the lfs). even some other corals were hard to keep other than my hammers which have been in the tank forever...
i seen them occasionally but after noticing these critters at night when they come out more often, i started picking away. almost overnight they started opening and are growing now after a few weeks (the gsp's that is). my zoa's seem to be quite a bit happier too.
considering i've done nothing except pick these worms out, i'd have to say it made a big difference in my tank. if anything is crawling around looking suspicious around my corals (particularly if it's pink/maroon and bristled), that's about all i need to grab my tweezers and pluck the critter.
this is just in my case, can't say the same for others and their experiences with these worms. but i don't like them anymore lol
i seen them occasionally but after noticing these critters at night when they come out more often, i started picking away. almost overnight they started opening and are growing now after a few weeks (the gsp's that is). my zoa's seem to be quite a bit happier too.
considering i've done nothing except pick these worms out, i'd have to say it made a big difference in my tank. if anything is crawling around looking suspicious around my corals (particularly if it's pink/maroon and bristled), that's about all i need to grab my tweezers and pluck the critter.
this is just in my case, can't say the same for others and their experiences with these worms. but i don't like them anymore lol
Do you have any pictures of these worms? Did your corals show signs of being eaten? Did you see worms also on your hammers and ricordia? What was your water quality before and after the worm removal? Correlation doesn't mean causation; it could be some other change that created a healthier environment.
QUOTE (rayray @ Mar 14 2010, 04:32 PM) 
i'm relatively a noob still, but i've never been able to keep gsp's (wondering why they never opened even though they appeared to be very healthy at the lfs). even some other corals were hard to keep other than my hammers which have been in the tank forever...
i seen them occasionally but after noticing these critters at night when they come out more often, i started picking away. almost overnight they started opening and are growing now after a few weeks (the gsp's that is). my zoa's seem to be quite a bit happier too.
considering i've done nothing except pick these worms out, i'd have to say it made a big difference in my tank. if anything is crawling around looking suspicious around my corals (particularly if it's pink/maroon and bristled), that's about all i need to grab my tweezers and pluck the critter.
this is just in my case, can't say the same for others and their experiences with these worms. but i don't like them anymore lol
i seen them occasionally but after noticing these critters at night when they come out more often, i started picking away. almost overnight they started opening and are growing now after a few weeks (the gsp's that is). my zoa's seem to be quite a bit happier too.
considering i've done nothing except pick these worms out, i'd have to say it made a big difference in my tank. if anything is crawling around looking suspicious around my corals (particularly if it's pink/maroon and bristled), that's about all i need to grab my tweezers and pluck the critter.
this is just in my case, can't say the same for others and their experiences with these worms. but i don't like them anymore lol
Nuke first, worry about the fallout later ... shoud be here in 3... 2... 1
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