uaiu Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I know, I know yet another noob asking about bristleworms, but please take a look and give me an opinion on friend or foe. I'm guessing these are the safe ones but I'D rather be sure. Thanks! Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I know, I know yet another noob asking about bristleworms, but please take a look and give me an opinion on friend or foe. I'm guessing these are the safe ones but I'D rather be sure. Thanks! Not to worry, they are the safe ones. Link to comment
emtdno Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I know, I know yet another noob asking about bristleworms, but please take a look and give me an opinion on friend or foe. I'm guessing these are the safe ones but I'D rather be sure. Thanks! None are safe! Link to comment
GHill762 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have plenty like that. some say slay them all, some say they are beneficial. IME they have never harmed a thing, they seem to be simple scavengers that help with cleanup.. they will multiply to pretty big numbers, then thin out and find equilibrium... you will see a lot of them at night. harmless IMO.. Link to comment
uaiu Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 thanks everyone, I wasn't worried about them in general just the nasty ones like fireworms. I'll keep the 3 ones i found because I enjoyed watching the ones in my friends tank hunt flake foods. Link to comment
Enigma Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Try to get a look at the mouth. The ones that aren't a big concern have mouths like your algae eating snails when they're eating: the grazing "kissy mouth" (if you've watched your algae grazers on the glass, you know what I'm referencing). The worms you need to promptly eradicate from your tank have a much more aggressive looking mouth. In looking at what you've got, I'm guessing that they're grazers. Link to comment
the gzaa Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I have plenty like that. some say slay them all, some say they are beneficial. IME they have never harmed a thing, they seem to be simple scavengers that help with cleanup.. they will multiply to pretty big numbers, then thin out and find equilibrium... you will see a lot of them at night. harmless IMO.. +1 I've never had a bad experience with bristle worms. Link to comment
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