bristile worms

[captn bob]

I''ve seen a lot of bristle worms show up lately I know they help clean the tank to but I.d like to put some kind of a crittter in there to keep them in check. I do a water change weekly along with water tests and the prams. are good I feed 2 times a day and try not to over due it but realize some uneaten food particals drift behind the rocks where the fish can't get at it I have a 24gal. tank with a firefish a small clown ,an a yellow goby does anyone have any ideas? thanks

 

[reefkprz]

your geeting a lot of bristle worms because twice a day is considered by most over feeding, cut back to once a day or once every other day, the bristle wornm population will not out grow its food source, if your having a population bloom it means there is a lot of food for them to eat. controll species for bristle worms isnt really a good idea, as most only eat babies, and add to your bio load as well as how much you end up feeding your tank, adding more food/waste for the worms, enlarging the population rather than diminishing it signifigantly. feed less and the population will slowly decline.

 

[hurt]

You most likely are overfeeding if you are seeing a significant increase in bristle worms. I would suggest cutting back on how much/often you feed you tank. 6-line wrasse and CBS are bristle worms predators. Arrow crabs may be also, but I'm not 100% certain of that one. If you are overfeeding and decide to put in one of the above predators, you most likely will experience a decline in water quality.