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Do you see him yet? Well here is a closer look.
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and no. that is not a molt.
and no. that is not a molt.
In Tears!
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This may be a joke to you but to others it is not so funny. What may not be important to you may mean alot to someone else. If you cannot show a little compassion, don't reply at all. This is a reef site and the topic is "Nano Reefs". I'm sorry about the children in the school systems but this is not about that subject!
Ok, thanks! It sound funny when you say it now, "shrimp loss" but I do care about everything, even my worst enemy, (but I don't have one) and I especially care about my tank, and all it's inhabitants. But I wasn't offended by anything you guys said, you were truly speaking your minds, and that is fine. We all have opinions. Thanks Jesse, Barbara, and Coolsurf. It's awesome you care so much for all your fellow reefers. So, now that we have all the memories and condolenses over, how do you think he died? I don't wanna make the same mistake with my next peppermint shrimp.
Thanks!
Radha
Thanks!
Radha
Your right about the pom pom. They are harmless. I have 2 and those are ONLY crabs now allowed in my tank except a few smaller hermits. Here is a bit of Bristleworm info I picked up from another site along the way. The mentioned would be considered an errant Bristleworm or bad boy.
Errant bristleworms actively move about in search of food, which may be</em>
other small vertebrates, algae, corals or almost any organic matter</em>
depending on species. Errant bristleworms usually resemble centipedes in</em>
general appearance, and have strong jaws.</em>
3. Errant bristleworms.</em>
The real problem childs in tanks. They are ugly, move in an unnerving</em>
manner, can pack nasty poisonous bites and/or poisonous bristles, and may</em>
eat things the aquarist would not like them to eat. In general appearance</em>
they resemble centipedes (although the 'legs' are not true legs, and they</em>
are not related to centipedes), and are always present in all tanks with</em>
live rock or live sand. They are of varying colour, size and disposition,</em>
and a great number of families and even greater number of species are found</em>
in aquaria. It is very common for errant polychaetes to be opportunists -</em>
eating algae, scavenging, or killing small evertebrates as they find it.</em>
Despite their omnivorous habits the vast majority of species are totally</em>
harmless in a reef tank. A very few species may, however, cause problems.</em>
4. The Bad Boys. </em>
Errant bristleworms cause problems in two ways: either by becoming so big</em>
that they can attack things they normally would not be able to harm (ie</em>
fish or aquarists fingers), or by being predators/parasites on valuable</em>
inhabitants in the aquarium.</em>
Bad because of size: Basically a bristleworm larger than, say,</em>
two-three inches can deliver painful bites, and conceivably kill fish,</em>
shrimp etc. Some species also have poisonous bites, and although I've</em>
never heard of anyone dying of bristleworm-bite, there's no doubt they</em>
could seriously inconvenience a sensitive person (normally a bite from</em>
a poisonous species, ie a Glycera, is comparable to the sting of a</em>
wasp). Use caution (and/or tweezers) when dealing with a large worm.</em>
Bad because it's a specialized predator/parasite: Actually very few</em>
bristleworms are parasites, and none on vertebrates, so the fish are</em>
safe (except for very large very hungry predatory worms). Some species do eat corals, and may cause problems. The most known coral-eating species is the Fireworm.</em>
My guess would be 1 of 3 things...accidental, old age, errant/bad boy Bristleworms. Keep in mind I am only guessing and I really do not know for sure.
Errant bristleworms actively move about in search of food, which may be</em>
other small vertebrates, algae, corals or almost any organic matter</em>
depending on species. Errant bristleworms usually resemble centipedes in</em>
general appearance, and have strong jaws.</em>
3. Errant bristleworms.</em>
The real problem childs in tanks. They are ugly, move in an unnerving</em>
manner, can pack nasty poisonous bites and/or poisonous bristles, and may</em>
eat things the aquarist would not like them to eat. In general appearance</em>
they resemble centipedes (although the 'legs' are not true legs, and they</em>
are not related to centipedes), and are always present in all tanks with</em>
live rock or live sand. They are of varying colour, size and disposition,</em>
and a great number of families and even greater number of species are found</em>
in aquaria. It is very common for errant polychaetes to be opportunists -</em>
eating algae, scavenging, or killing small evertebrates as they find it.</em>
Despite their omnivorous habits the vast majority of species are totally</em>
harmless in a reef tank. A very few species may, however, cause problems.</em>
4. The Bad Boys. </em>
Errant bristleworms cause problems in two ways: either by becoming so big</em>
that they can attack things they normally would not be able to harm (ie</em>
fish or aquarists fingers), or by being predators/parasites on valuable</em>
inhabitants in the aquarium.</em>
Bad because of size: Basically a bristleworm larger than, say,</em>
two-three inches can deliver painful bites, and conceivably kill fish,</em>
shrimp etc. Some species also have poisonous bites, and although I've</em>
never heard of anyone dying of bristleworm-bite, there's no doubt they</em>
could seriously inconvenience a sensitive person (normally a bite from</em>
a poisonous species, ie a Glycera, is comparable to the sting of a</em>
wasp). Use caution (and/or tweezers) when dealing with a large worm.</em>
Bad because it's a specialized predator/parasite: Actually very few</em>
bristleworms are parasites, and none on vertebrates, so the fish are</em>
safe (except for very large very hungry predatory worms). Some species do eat corals, and may cause problems. The most known coral-eating species is the Fireworm.</em>
My guess would be 1 of 3 things...accidental, old age, errant/bad boy Bristleworms. Keep in mind I am only guessing and I really do not know for sure.
