spagehti worms (sp?)

[insane_reef_keeper]

Ok I have a infestation of these worms and I have no idea how to dispose of them. Does anyone know of any fish or something that eats them?

 

[atlorange]

If there the ones i had come on a frag, they are very tough. I have read that copperbands eat them. I had to basically throw away my frag, saved six of 30+ polyps. FW dips, Coral Rx dips did nothing.

 

[jennm]

If you have too many worms, you are likely overfeeding. Their populations respond to the amount of food/waste they scavenge.

Love thy worms - they are cleaning things up for you.

Jenn

 

[atlorange]

And spagetti worms irritate zoas, eventually killing them from staying closed. Many write ups on this.

 

[darcurr]

Worms are your friends, usually... If they're irratating your zoas, just attack the particular offender. Usually they are either buried in the sand, or hiding in a rock. If the bad seed is in the sand, just dig it up and relocate. If it's in the rock, give him an epoxy tomb.

 

[sharkbait]

You can get a broad of different wrasse that will munch on these guys. My favorite is the Melanurus wrasse.

 

[insane_reef_keeper]

I only feed twice a day. Are any of the wrasses reef safe other than the 6 line?

 

[sharkbait]

There are ton of reef safe wrasse. The Melanurus wrasse is reef safe as well...