bristle worms

[nazz13]

Are there any fish that will eat bristle worms and are they harmful to corals???

 

[larrynews]

i think six line wrasse will eat them, the ones i used to have never bothered my corals

 

[nazz13]

im seeing alot of them in my tank lately

 

[poniegirl]

There are several families that will tend to help with controlling populations of worms.
Big however, here:
When you have a fish that can eat a bristle worm, chances are good that they come with their own set of issues.
What size is your tank and what fish do you have now? What corals?

 

[isistius]

bristle worms are good for you tank. they are ditritus eaters. however, you may find them unsightly. if you don't like them, you can either cut down on your feeding, or even buy an arrowhead crab.
jmo

 

[nazz13]

i have posted a thread called critique my tank under fish photography tank size and all equiptment is there as for corals and fish they r as follows.
1-blastomus
2-orange ricordia
3-2 seperate pieces of branching frogspawn
4-green zoas
5-purple zoas
6-pulsing xenia
7-various mushroom polyps
8-red ball sponge
9-christmas tree rock
10-3 clams deresa,crocea,blue maxima
11-australian sea slug
12 red spiked star
13-green bubble tip anm.
fish are
1-sailfin tang
2-green chromis
3-percula clown
4-dispar anthia

 

[promisetbg]

Originally Posted by nazz13
im seeing alot of them in my tank lately
An overabundance of them may mean you are overfeeding/have excess nutrients. A yellow corris wrasse, green corris wrasse, or melanurus wrasse will eat them and stay fairly small.

 

[nazz13]

wont these wrasses eat tube worms off christmas tree rock and so on.

 

[promisetbg]

Not the corris, maybe the melanurus. You could try an arrow crab, but it is a crab and can also eat other things you don't want it to.Nothing will eat large ones, only small. Back off on feeding, syphon the ones you see when they come out, their numbers will dwindle. They are actually good for your tank as mentioned, but not when they overrun it. I don't like the ones that come waltzing out in the daytime that are thick as pencils..I take those out.

 

[nazz13]

ok sounds good i think i can manage that.Thank you very much for all the info.

 

[1journeyman]

There is one species that I've read about that consumes corals.
Also avoid touching them as some (fireworms) can produce a painful senstation.
I'll throw my hat into the ring with the other posters... Bristle Worms are a good indicator species. If you are seeing a bunch of them then there is an issue that needs to be addressed.

 

[nazz13]

yeah i think ur right thats when im lookin for info what i should look for im real good with feeding dont feed much if anything i under feed.I noticed yesterday that a bristle was up in one of my zoas and today i found a few damaged so im suspicious.