Beer bottle captures bristle!

[nflnutswif]

Good morning ya'll,
After reading that my bristle worms were probably the villians that ate my peppermint shrimp, I swore I'd get him out. So this is what I did.
After I downed a BudLight, I soaked the lable off ,cleaned it real good, used an awl to pop a hole in the twist off cap. stuffed a piece of cooked shrimp inside the bottle filled it with tank water replaced the cap, turned off the lights, layed the bottle in the bottom of the tank and there you have it! a "bristle" catcher. I only got a little one last night, but i'm putting the bottle back in tonight with a larger hole. I have a monster in there!

I'll get um

 

[bang guy]

If you really want to get rid of your Bristle worms just wrap some meaty food in a small piece of nylon stocking. Your Bristle worms didn't kill your Shrimp but that's another story.
Perhaps someone else on the board would like your worms after you catch them. They're really easy to ship.

 

[nflnutswif]

How does the nylon stocking catch them? And what else could have happen to them I had two and within a week both were gone! I I have a green brittle!!!!
:notsure:

 

[007]

they will get stuck in the mesh

 

[cholland]

If you are willing to get rid of them. I'll take them off your hands. You will probably have to ship. Send me an email if you are interested.
csholland2002@yahoo.com

 

[tizzo]

Originally posted by nflnutswif
And what else could have happen to them I had two and within a week both were gone!
:notsure:
Chances are that they died as a result of something else, and the bristle worms eat the carcass. Back in the day, when people saw this they would immediately "blame" the worms and so they got a bad rap. It is a common misconception, that is why people want them in their tank. Some don't want them simply cause they are ugly...but if you could see the places that my shrimp molt, and how fast they "clean it" up, you would understand why I love my bristles!! There ain't no way I'd go fishin' for them stinkin' molts way down in that rockwork!!

 

[rbmount]

Man, I never thought of using a beer bottle! I think I'll try it to catch a mantis I have in my tank,(might work better than the soda bottle) but I hope it's not a "mean" drunk!!!