Bristle worms
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They are good until you get so many they start to aggervate all your corals. So I am going to thin them down a bit.
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I have one in my tank that I have only seen once.
I swear he's as big as a kilbasa.
I swear he's as big as a kilbasa.
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did you know you had alot of them and thats why you set out to catch them or what?
I know I have one, but Ive only seen one. I pulled him out months ago after freaking out about him to id him. Mine measured 13" long and left me with an uneasy feeling that lasted for days. But, I put him back in and still see him on rare occasions.
I know I have one, but Ive only seen one. I pulled him out months ago after freaking out about him to id him. Mine measured 13" long and left me with an uneasy feeling that lasted for days. But, I put him back in and still see him on rare occasions.
They should be self limiting by what's available to eat. If you have a lot of them and/or they are that big then there must be a lot of dead stuff available for them to eat. If yoiu take them out, how are you going to remove the dead stuff that may now bcome ammonia without the bristle worms?
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I leave them in the tank but if I can catch some of the big ones I usually take them out.
What he said -- the big ones are fuge material, the rest are great to have.
Bristles are the best cleanup crew around -- they can last for months on end with no food at all, but as soon as the food comes in they can take care of any leftovers PDQ, keeping water quality high.
The only problem is when they start gettin' too big for their britches -- then they can and will make their own food if you are not giving them enough, and that's when you will see the "dark side of the bristle worm". This is all pretty rare, but very aggravating when you see it happen.
Basically if you see a bristle worm get large enough and bold enough to start wandering around the tank looking for food when it is hungry, then it's time to catch it and put it in the fuge.
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If anyone has any bristle worms that they can catch and don't want, let me know. I don't have any right now since my tank is fairly new and could use a few. Thanks.
I know...
I think those were just the big and medium sized ones I caught - and why I started was a major sting while trying to get a coral that had fallen behind the rocks.
I am suspecting a bristle to be the culprit.
As long as they stay under 5" I'll be good to them.
I think those were just the big and medium sized ones I caught - and why I started was a major sting while trying to get a coral that had fallen behind the rocks.
I am suspecting a bristle to be the culprit.
As long as they stay under 5" I'll be good to them.
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Agreed!
