bristle worms

[jaydm93teg]

i know there is a big debate on the good and bad of these things but i just noticed i have at least 3 BIG sized brisle worms amongst the few smaller ones........What should i do to get these guys out is there any type of crab or fish i can buy that is reef safe that will take care of them for me.....I love buying critters to take care of other critters.

All help is appreciated guys

 

[ralph atl]

leave them alone?

 

[zman676]

I've never had a problem with them. They seem to help with cleaning up scraps/extra food/dead hermits/etc.

However, I'll bet if you come out at night with a flashlight and a pair of forceps-- you should have no problem yanking out the bigguns.

 

[zman676]

Ew i didnt realize you were a Tennessee fan. In that case, I'd go with a school of yellow tailed damsels.

 

[jaydm93teg]

Haha funny no way am I putting those in my tank. So u guys don't think I need to worry about the huge I we going after any fish or corals or anything

 

[strapingyunglad]

Nope. Ive got lots of bigguns.

 

[smoothie]

They're not a problem unless you have a really sick or scraped up fish. Six lines will eat them and arrow crabs. The crab is alot easier to catch if you decide you don't want it anymore. Personally I would let them eat the tank waste.

 

[johnr2604]

zman676;229384 wrote: Ew i didnt realize you were a Tennessee fan. In that case, I'd go with a school of yellow tailed damsels.

LMAO.:lol2:

 

[flyingarmy]

Meet Grendal.....this was 2 years ago...he's a big bigger now.
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[soarin']

Bristle worms are amazing critters. I had a big one that went 'rogue' on me and ate a peppermint right after it molted and was defenseless (I had seen the bristle roaming the tank looking for food, so I knew it was hungry but I didn't know they could turn killers yet -- until I found the peppermint jammed into the a hole in the rock at the top of his cave).

So I removed the bristle, and he lived for a couple of months in a soup container with some filter floss. Then I moved him to a jar with some sand and live rock and put a few majanos and aiptasia in there for company. I didn't want to put him back in a tank because he was a "killer" but I didn't want to kill him either, and I learned how indesctructible these guys are. He didn't even really shrink from not being fed for a long long time.

 

[flyingarmy]

Barbara;229707 wrote: Mark, I thought you killed Grendal? Or pulled him in half or something?

I tried to get him out once got the clamps on him but he pulled away. Dam little bugger was not giving up that easily.

 

[FutureInterest]

Instead of going with a predator, you can always try the pantyhose trap -

<ol>
<li>put shrimp or other bait in an old piece legging of pantyhose.</li>
<li>place a rock in there as well to weigh it down and place it in the tank at night.<ul>
<li></li>
<li>worms will be attracted to the food and try to get to it.</li>
</ol><ul>
<li></li>
<li>they will consequently get their lil barbs hooked into the pantyhose.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>remove trap in the morning and dispose of worms.</li>
</ul>

 

[flyingarmy]

Great idea Jin....

And for those that don't own any pantyhose...just send George a message on the board...I am sure he has plenty!!!:lol2: