bristleworms

dfreeman64

dfreeman64

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Any thoughts on catching/trapping them? I've lost a couple sand sifter gobies and lyretail anthias. Moved some rock around and found 2 about 2-3 inches long. I know there are more. Anyone have a way of catching?
Dewayne
 
small triggers

small triggers

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yeah,, i have to agree with alix. i have some HUGE bristleworms (like 6in long) and they dont kill anything in my tank,,,do your fish have burns/scars on them?? and are they red or brown worms (if red they could be fireworms and those have a better chance of killing your fish)
 
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usirchchris

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wish I had more bristleworms. I would overfeed to increase my population, but my arrow crab has taken me to 0 as far as I can tell.
 
nissan577

nissan577

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i have 1 or 2 bristle worms in my tank and im glad
i want that many i really hate them. but why does everyone like them?
 
nigerbang

nigerbang

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Like everyone else has said they didnt eat the fish.. They were just cleaning up the mess...
Although... if you do want to get rid of them.. here is a great effective method..
Take some pantyhose.. Put some frozen food down in it with something else to weigh it, the worms will be trying to get the food from the outside and the bristles will get suck in the hose..
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by dfreeman64
http:///forum/post/2937940
Any thoughts on catching/trapping them? I've lost a couple sand sifter gobies and lyretail anthias. Moved some rock around and found 2 about 2-3 inches long. I know there are more. Anyone have a way of catching?
Dewayne
Let's address the real issue here. Please post your readings for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, PH, SG, and temp. How long has this tank been running? What all is in it? Did you notice any odd behaviors in the fish prior to death?
As everyone has said, the worms were just cleaning up.
 
nissan577

nissan577

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2938221
They are beneficial scavengers.
thanks
but what happens if you have no fish and dont feed the tank? in my 29g i have no fish at all just coral. what happens if they dont eat?
when i had fish before and trap like 35 of them. now i only see a few like 2.
 
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usirchchris

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2938232
thanks
but what happens if you have no fish and dont feed the tank? in my 29g i have no fish at all just coral. what happens if they dont eat?
when i had fish before and trap like 35 of them. now i only see a few like 2.
They will perish if unable to eat.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by usirchchris
http:///forum/post/2938252
They will perish if unable to eat.
Very correct
I would ghost feed the tank, personally. I like bristle worms in the tank. They take care of themselves and clean up things that you would not be able to siphon. They get into crevices that you cannot. The are good to have IMO.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2938232
thanks
but what happens if you have no fish and dont feed the tank? in my 29g i have no fish at all just coral. what happens if they dont eat?
when i had fish before and trap like 35 of them. now i only see a few like 2.
Are you planning to get fish or is this just going to be a coral tank? Do you have any corals that you have to feed?
 
nissan577

nissan577

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2938260
Are you planning to get fish or is this just going to be a coral tank? Do you have any corals that you have to feed?
i like them to. but i only wanna have 2 or 3. and yea i have to feed some corals but i only feed them once or twice every other week. but i hand feed them so no food goes floating away. and yea like in a couple of weeks im planning on getting one fish.
 
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usirchchris

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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2938185
i have 1 or 2 bristle worms in my tank and im glad
i want that many i really hate them. but why does everyone like them?

Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2938262
i like them to. but i only wanna have 2 or 3. and yea i have to feed some corals but i only feed them once or twice every other week. but i hand feed them so no food goes floating away. and yea like in a couple of weeks im planning on getting one fish.

Ok which is it?...I gotta know where you stand in regards to the bristles...says alot about ones character...

Just jokes. However, you won't really be able to keep tabs on the population. They really produce...or die...relative to the amount of food in the tank...I guess it may be possible, but if you are able to fine tune your feeding habits to that degree...we are back to a character issue
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dfreeman64

dfreeman64

Member
Ok, back on the original subject lol The worms are more red in color than brown. There was no apparent scsrring on the gobie, but a blenny that I've had for about 3 months does have some scars on one side. My tank has been running for 3 years or so and numbers are stable at
1.025
0-10 nitrates
410 calc.
8.2 alk
1325 mag
zero amonia
trace phoshate
I have an arrow crab, 8-10 hermits, turbos and asterea as clen up crew
2 yellow,one purple tang,bi-color blenny,longnose hawk,heni,scooter blenny,one lryetail female, 130g DT 65g sump.
If not worms what killed fish?
 
maxsmart

maxsmart

Member
You can buy a bristle worm trap, it's about a half-inch tube with an inverse funnel at each end, comes with a lure to put inside. Don't know how well they work.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by NigerBang
http:///forum/post/2938198
Like everyone else has said they didnt eat the fish.. They were just cleaning up the mess...
Although... if you do want to get rid of them.. here is a great effective method..
Take some pantyhose.. Put some frozen food down in it with something else to weigh it, the worms will be trying to get the food from the outside and the bristles will get suck in the hose..
do you use your old panty hose my friend or do you buy new ones
 
florida joe

florida joe

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What type of tank are you maintaining? Make sure of your worm identification not all bristle worms or good and not all are bad ?
 
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