bristle worms
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teen
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clean, brand new pantyhose. make sure theres no perfume or anything on them. take some raw seafood, like a cocktail shrimp or clam and put it in and tie a knot at the end. put it on the sand bed and the bristle worms try and get to it. there bristles get stuck and there trapped. pull the trap out of the tank the next morning.
bdhutier
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Been noticing more and more in my tank... how many it "too many?" They don't appear to be hurting anything, all I have are some polyps, 'shrooms, a brain coral, one damsel, and the snail/hermit crew. There's at least three big ones (1/4"x3-4"), and tons of little ones.
Thx! -- Joseph
Thx! -- Joseph
patandlace
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I would leave them in. They are beneficial scavengers and shouldn't harm anything in your tank thats healthy.
ophiura
Active Member
Originally Posted by teen
http:///forum/post/2453890
depends on the amount you have. if they're are everywhere, they will start going after snails and possibly even corals. they're good in small numbers, but dont let them get out of hand.
I disagree with this to some extent. They get out of hand because there is a nutrient load in the tank. If you start getting a "problem" it is most likely due to overfeeding and overstocking. It is a problem with husbandry of the tank. When a tank has this issue, many other animals will start dying as well, and the worms will eat them. As we are not inclined to believe that our animals are dying at our hands, we tend to assume that the worms are attacking and killing them. IMO, this is not typically the case. There are predatory species of worms, yes, but they are not common. Nor is it particularly common for a scavenger species to "turn" predatory.
If you have a bristleworm "problem" the reality is you have a nutrient problem...and that is well within your ability to control. Assess your feeding, stocking and maintenance. Adding another animal to "control" the bristleworms is not, IMO, the best course of action.
http:///forum/post/2453890
depends on the amount you have. if they're are everywhere, they will start going after snails and possibly even corals. they're good in small numbers, but dont let them get out of hand.
I disagree with this to some extent. They get out of hand because there is a nutrient load in the tank. If you start getting a "problem" it is most likely due to overfeeding and overstocking. It is a problem with husbandry of the tank. When a tank has this issue, many other animals will start dying as well, and the worms will eat them. As we are not inclined to believe that our animals are dying at our hands, we tend to assume that the worms are attacking and killing them. IMO, this is not typically the case. There are predatory species of worms, yes, but they are not common. Nor is it particularly common for a scavenger species to "turn" predatory.
If you have a bristleworm "problem" the reality is you have a nutrient problem...and that is well within your ability to control. Assess your feeding, stocking and maintenance. Adding another animal to "control" the bristleworms is not, IMO, the best course of action.
wangotango
Active Member
Originally Posted by ophiura
http:///forum/post/2454086
I disagree with this to some extent. They get out of hand because there is a nutrient load in the tank. If you start getting a "problem" it is most likely due to overfeeding and overstocking. It is a problem with husbandry of the tank. When a tank has this issue, many other animals will start dying as well, and the worms will eat them. As we are not inclined to believe that our animals are dying at our hands, we tend to assume that the worms are attacking and killing them. IMO, this is not typically the case. There are predatory species of worms, yes, but they are not common. Nor is it particularly common for a scavenger species to "turn" predatory.
If you have a bristleworm "problem" the reality is you have a nutrient problem...and that is well within your ability to control. Assess your feeding, stocking and maintenance. Adding another animal to "control" the bristleworms is not, IMO, the best course of action.
Are the new signatures at the bottom of posts just for mods, or is it something that all members will be able to have?
-Justin
http:///forum/post/2454086
I disagree with this to some extent. They get out of hand because there is a nutrient load in the tank. If you start getting a "problem" it is most likely due to overfeeding and overstocking. It is a problem with husbandry of the tank. When a tank has this issue, many other animals will start dying as well, and the worms will eat them. As we are not inclined to believe that our animals are dying at our hands, we tend to assume that the worms are attacking and killing them. IMO, this is not typically the case. There are predatory species of worms, yes, but they are not common. Nor is it particularly common for a scavenger species to "turn" predatory.
If you have a bristleworm "problem" the reality is you have a nutrient problem...and that is well within your ability to control. Assess your feeding, stocking and maintenance. Adding another animal to "control" the bristleworms is not, IMO, the best course of action.
Are the new signatures at the bottom of posts just for mods, or is it something that all members will be able to have?
-Justin