Bristle Worm IDENTIFICATION?

[tmoney]

Hi, currently setting up my 30 gallon refugium for my 90. After a couple hours I notice this bristle worm cruisin around. Are they safe or what? I don't know anything about these type of worms..

 

[socal57che]

Yes .... bristle worm. Have heard of people trying to get rid of them, but general consensus seems to be that they are good and the more the better. I have hundreds in both my 75 and 100 gal. and ther is virtually no sign of fish poop on the sandbed. If you don't want it coral banded shrimp are said to eat them. Search for bristle worm on SWF and you will get a list of predators that eat them.

 

[tmoney]

Hundreds of these things? :scared: That's insane lol, I think they look disgusting!

 

[socal57che]

You should see them eat!! I drop more food to them than I do my fish!!

They will actually take food away from the starfish.

 

[tmoney]

Alright I guess i'll try it haha. So I read they are benificial and some people keep them in their fuges as well...I just hope they won't make it to my tank because I really don't like the look of them! :happyfish

 

[socal57che]

Photo file is too HUGE to upload and I don't have software to resize so I'll load them to yahoo or something then post a link.

 

[beth]

The foundations of a good reef system are its detritovores, of which these worms have a very prominent role....in other words,

 

[socal57che]

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I don't know if this will work, but here goes....

 

[socal57che]

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...5&x=0&y=e1pb1a
This might work

 

[socal57che]

That worked......just click on wiew photos without signing in if you want. :happyfish