bristle worms
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therock0861
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Ok there are many different opinions about bristle worms. I personally do not like or want them. If you are looking to get something to get rid of them get an Arrow Crab they love the little buggers. They may be good detrius eaters but there are other effective members of clean up crews that do not pose a threat to you or your corals. HTH 
shawnsghost
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I just put an arrow in one of my tank for just this reason. I've already seen him pull two out of the LR. Before I got him I did a little reading and found that if you over feed, your arrow he will wait for the daily feeding instead of catching the worms or any other small pests. Good luck. I dont like them either...
nacl-h2o
Active Member
Welcome Reefchic,
Most bristle worms will not bother your corals. They are benifical and I would only remove them if they were very big 5 or 6 inches or more. Arrow crabs can be more of a problem in a reef tank than any bristle worm. Fire worms are the ones that eat corals and they are very rarely found in tanks. If your conserned about the type do a search on fire worms and compare the pic's to your worms.
Most bristle worms will not bother your corals. They are benifical and I would only remove them if they were very big 5 or 6 inches or more. Arrow crabs can be more of a problem in a reef tank than any bristle worm. Fire worms are the ones that eat corals and they are very rarely found in tanks. If your conserned about the type do a search on fire worms and compare the pic's to your worms.
jakob4001
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I would not rely on name of fireworm or of pics; fireworm is a common name interchangably used for bristle worms also...so far there is only 1 or 2 known species of bristle worms that attack certain types of coral; usually not the type found in reef LR; large arrow crabs aare said to sometimes to become overly aggressive; number one rule of any bristle worm though is not to touch them w/ your bare hands; you may get anywhere from small bee-like sting to total numbness ro few days or so
frankl15207
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Mine don't bother anything and they get in and out of places that other things can't. It's one of those "bad for tank" oops "not anymore" things that goes with a developing hobby.
When I look at the change in philosophy from the mid-80s when I was going to set up my first reef tank and today, it is totally different.
NaCl-H2O is right. Any worm of that type was labeled "bristle" when the chances of getting the bad ones are really pretty low.
When I look at the change in philosophy from the mid-80s when I was going to set up my first reef tank and today, it is totally different.
NaCl-H2O is right. Any worm of that type was labeled "bristle" when the chances of getting the bad ones are really pretty low.