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I got Bristle Worms. Are they good or bad?

post #1 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:25pm
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If bad, how do I get rid of them.

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post #2 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:35pm

They are good.....they are a natural part of the cuc.....eat the detrius and stuff

 

ONLY DO NOT touch them.....the bristles sting...so I hear anyway    LOL

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post #3 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by meowzer View Post

They are good.....they are a natural part of the cuc.....eat the detrius and stuff

 

ONLY DO NOT touch them.....the bristles sting...so I hear anyway    LOL



I handled them today when I rearranged my rocks.

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post #4 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:43pm

IMO, bristleworms are the best member of the CUC that you can have.

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post #5 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:47pm
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IMO, bristleworms are the best member of the CUC that you can have.



Will they over-run my tank?

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post #6 of 9
9/6/10 at 5:53pm
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Will they over-run my tank?


They shouldn't. They eat detritus and other organic material that gets wedged inside your rocks, in essence keeping your tank much cleaner than not having them.

If you're super concerned, pluck out the really big ones when you see them or get a six line wrasse, they will pluck at them.

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post #7 of 9
9/6/10 at 6:01pm
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Will they over-run my tank?



IME, the more you over feed, the more food for them there is, and the more worms there will be. I used to have a ton of bristle worms, and now i can hardly find one, dont know what got rid of them, but there gone now.

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post #8 of 9
9/6/10 at 6:14pm

they r good. they r controlled as stated above by food source. the more food, the more they reproduce.

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post #9 of 9
9/8/10 at 5:25pm

I see.  Thanks everybody for your input.

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