Briste Worm Trap

costa13

costa13

Member
What is the best way to catch bristle worms? Anyone know of any diy traps or traps that you can buy that are good?
Thanks in advance.
 
geridoc

geridoc

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Think carefully about why you want to capture bristle worms. They have gotten a bad reputation because they are frequently found eating dead animals, and people assume that the worm killed the animal. Actually, bristle worms are good scavengers, and are only doing what they are supposed to do. IMHO, bristle worm traps are right up there with any of the other non-essential and unnecessary stuff that they try to sell us. Relax and enjoy your worms, they are part of the small ecosystem you have established in your tank!
 
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xnikki118x

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I use a trap I bought from my LFS. I think it's just called "Trap 'Em!" and it's a green tube that you bait, and they go into it for the bait but can't get out. I just throw them into my sump, or if they're too big and scary, they get flushed.
 
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jesses89

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i woke up for work this morning... turned on my nightlamp.... took a quick peek at my tank.. i saw something long eating some leftover Formula 2 frozen food i had put in there the day before... i looked closer it was a big a@@ bristle worm.. atleast 6 inch long.... well i carefully got my net... opened the lid and slid the net in and the worm didnt even budge until it was too late i already had it in my net... threw it in my trash...
was kind of grossed out the whole day today...............
you can either wake up in the middle of the night and pick em out yourself... or buy a pest trap.... idk if they sell one but they sell one on the other site...
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Bristle Worms are great scavengers and great indicator species. If you have a "bloom" of them you are overfeeding.
Why get rid of them for doing their job???? They are a great addition to the tank.
 
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xnikki118x

Guest
Originally Posted by 1journeyman
Bristle Worms are great scavengers and great indicator species. If you have a "bloom" of them you are overfeeding.
Why get rid of them for doing their job???? They are a great addition to the tank.
What do you mean by "indicator species"? Not attacking, just curious, I've never heard the term used before. :)
They are good scavengers and that's why I keep them to eat crap in my sump. They just scare me when they're in the tank.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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"Indicator" species are nature's early warning system. They are species that die quickly or flare up quickly when there is a issue in the environment.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Originally Posted by xnikki118x
Thanks very much! You learn something new every day right?
I do. Glad I was able to give back a bit!
 
ninjamini

ninjamini

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Originally Posted by 1journeyman
"Indicator" species are nature's early warning system. They are species that die quickly or flare up quickly when there is a issue in the environment.
I never thought of they that way but your right. Great post.
 
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