TheLadyDragon Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 hello im new to the forum, but not soo new to keeping a nano reef my question is how can i get rid of bristle worms? my friend but a piece of his liverock with mushroom corals on it and it introduce brissles to my tank. like are there any animals that will eat them, or will i have to pull out the hemostats and fish them out? thanx Ashley Link to comment
Xavier Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 if they haven't done anything wrong, don't remove them.. they are beneficial parts of your aquarium.. there are a bad species or two, but there's no need to pull it unless you know for sure it's causing trouble.. Link to comment
TheLadyDragon Posted March 14, 2003 Author Share Posted March 14, 2003 theyre burowing in my liverock, btw theyre the pink kind if that means anything ashley Link to comment
reefphreak Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Arrow Crab will snack on them. Link to comment
Xavier Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 just because they hang out in your live rock doesn't mean they're doing anything wrong.. I toss a chunk of squid or shrimp in once a month or so for the hermits and fish to peck at.. the bristle worms come out and grab a few bites, then disappear.. Link to comment
Reefy Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Bicolor Psudochromis, Banded coral shrimp, six lined wrasse will control brisstleworms. Link to comment
reefphreak Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 <~~ taking notes on this one Link to comment
Xavier Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 why again are we looking to kill bristleworms? lets not jump on the bandwagon and slaughter them all here... a few bad species gives the whole genus a bad rap.. Link to comment
reefphreak Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 You can almost never wipe em all out. But you can bring them under control. Link to comment
jackobox Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I have hundreds of bristleworms in my 40g and have never witnessed them do anything bad, they come out at night, look for fod and then go back in the gravel, rock or wherever they came from. the have NEVER attacked corals, or my fish that sleep in the live rock and my mandarin that sleeps on the gravel. I've seen them crawling all around him and never do anything. Look at it this way, if you pull them out, then you pull out a means of keeping your tank healthy. When I feed my fish they come pouring out to grab anything that may get by them. Anything that falls into the rock where the blue legs can't get it they get it. Just part of the ecosystem that keeps things stable. -JOnathan Link to comment
Xavier Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Thank you Jonathan.. perfect example.. mine do the exact same thing.. Even if you witness a bristleworm munching on a coral, it does NOT mean it's killing healthy coral, it could be a dieing polyp.. don't jump to conclusions... Link to comment
hray Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Which are the "bad" bristleworms? What do they look like? In my 40 gallon several years ago there were 1-3" pinkish bristle worms, and I took them out as that's when everyone said they were all bad. Any info appreciated. Link to comment
Xavier Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 you won't be able to tell.. I think it takes a trained eye.. Link to comment
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