aussiereef Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hey, I'm new to the salt water fish/reef world and I started my tank about a week ago. Its a 28gallon JBJ Nano and so far I'm loving it! I have plenty of live rock and live sand and am fully aware that they will and are holding many creatures which come out at night. I have already had to remove two small rocks due to them having a few manjano anemones. But last night I saw a bristle worm for the first time! I have read a little about them and know what they are capable of doing to corals. Since I do intend to start a reef tank and don't want these pest I immediately removed the rock. I had rapped the rock in a paper towel and today I opened the towel and saw a three inch bristle worm. Anyways i'm just curious what peoples experiences are with these worms and wondering if I did the right thing by removing him. Is it possible that he could have reproduced already? Im keeping a close eye on my tank now at night just incase. Thanks for the help! britsle_worm.zip Link to comment
ciedre Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hey, I'm new to the salt water fish/reef world and I started my tank about a week ago. Its a 28gallon JBJ Nano and so far I'm loving it! I have plenty of live rock and live sand and am fully aware that they will and are holding many creatures which come out at night. I have already had to remove two small rocks due to them having a few manjano anemones. But last night I saw a bristle worm for the first time! I have read a little about them and know what they are capable of doing to corals. Since I do intend to start a reef tank and don't want these pest I immediately removed the rock. I had rapped the rock in a paper towel and today I opened the towel and saw a three inch bristle worm. Anyways i'm just curious what peoples experiences are with these worms and wondering if I did the right thing by removing him. Is it possible that he could have reproduced already? Im keeping a close eye on my tank now at night just incase. Thanks for the help! Bristle worms aren't pests and don't eat corals. They are detritivores, a great addition to you clean up crew. There are only a couple of species of fireworms that eat corals. http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html have a read, halfway down the page. zip file? Link to comment
aussiereef Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 were you able to download the zip file. it wouldnt let me post the picture here. I did a little research myself and did read about the fireworms. I just feel uncomfertable having a worm like this in my tank. i saw one worm in a forum that grew to be 4 feet in length! def. dont want that in my tank lol Link to comment
ciedre Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 were you able to download the zip file. it wouldnt let me post the picture here. I did a little research myself and did read about the fireworms. I just feel uncomfertable having a worm like this in my tank. i saw one worm in a forum that grew to be 4 feet in length! def. dont want that in my tank lol Lol yeah they are creepy, but they do an excellent job of cleaning a reef tank. My worms do a better job of cleaning my sand than my 200 or so snails..(my 4 turbos had babys) Link to comment
amored Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 don't touch them though. they have a nasty sting. they're basically the poison caterpillars of the sea. Link to comment
clifford513 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 They're good! Cute too, imo. Link to comment
malawian Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 as for it multiplying...yea if you have one i would say there are probably 10 more you havent seen yet. feeding lightly can keep them in check but I doubt if youll ever get rid of them completely short of only putting dry rock in your tank (and nuking whatever LR you already have...which is def. not a good idea if you already have something in your tank) Link to comment
bioload Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 were you able to download the zip file. it wouldnt let me post the picture here. I did a little research myself and did read about the fireworms. I just feel uncomfertable having a worm like this in my tank. i saw one worm in a forum that grew to be 4 feet in length! def. dont want that in my tank lol a 4ft godzilla bristle worm would be really COOL....wish I had one Link to comment
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