The past few months Ive heard one of my pistol shrimp snapping all night long. Fortunately he resides in a cave at the bottom of my tank with a goby and I can see them under the tank. Finally I got around to investigating and discovered the reason why.
I got up under the tank during the night and discovered a nest of short (anywhere from 3" to 9") fat Bristleworms. Apparently every time one moved at night, the pistol shrimp snapped a piece off. Over the weekend, I went to work with the Bristleworms trap and caught 19 of those creepy critters. The original Bristleworms must have been huge. I know they are very beneficial in keeping live rock clean But, at some point they get too big and become predatory. Plus they creep me out.
I just wanted to share how great the trap works in catching unwanted worms. Here is a link to the trap and if anyone needs to borrow mine for any reason let me know.
I got up under the tank during the night and discovered a nest of short (anywhere from 3" to 9") fat Bristleworms. Apparently every time one moved at night, the pistol shrimp snapped a piece off. Over the weekend, I went to work with the Bristleworms trap and caught 19 of those creepy critters. The original Bristleworms must have been huge. I know they are very beneficial in keeping live rock clean But, at some point they get too big and become predatory. Plus they creep me out.
I just wanted to share how great the trap works in catching unwanted worms. Here is a link to the trap and if anyone needs to borrow mine for any reason let me know.
