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lil_dozer
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I have been reading the messageboards for months now, (by the way I have learned so much from so many of you.{thanks} I have read that most biristleworms (at least small ones) are not a bad thing for a tank, they consume detritus, and are beneficial. I have a 30Gal. Reef tank. I was out of town for 3 weeks and left feeding and water changes up to my significant other to take care of. When I came back not one single water change had been done. He had been too afraid that he would mess everything up. (What he hadn't understood was) He made a very unhealthy cleanup for me to begin. I have been doing 10% water changes every three days since then. Which was about three weeks ago. Apparently he has way overfed my tank because my watchman became very skitish on the sandy bottom. He hid for at least a week. I thought surely he was gone when low and behold he showed up again. I was very happy to see him because he just happens to be my favorite fish. One night when the lights had been out for at least 6 hours (turn them on at night because I'm up all night and sleep during the day). I turned them on as usual. {sighs} There was my precious dozer with bristleworms attacking him. You could see where he was still alive struggling to get away. When the lights had come on many of these bristleworms ran for cover. I have since plucked 17 of these critters out of my tank. I turn out the lights and when it's time to turn them on I sit over the tank with long tweezers in hand, me waiting to place my hands all in the tank, and slowly turning over rocks to see if there are any about. In the last three days I haven't seen any in the rocks. I won't check the sand because I know they are beneficial. My question is how many of them are too many? I haven't seen any as of late? I have totally decreased the tanks feeding intake to {me monitoring each flake and frozen piece of food by putting it in the tank one by one} Is it possible that they are in the sand just waiting to come out and grab hold of more fish or do you think what I have done is sufficiant enough?
I had to finally become a member of the boards. I was tired of sitting in the silence looking for answers by just reading.
Any input would be most welcomed and appreciated.
Raven
I had to finally become a member of the boards. I was tired of sitting in the silence looking for answers by just reading.
Any input would be most welcomed and appreciated.
Raven