Mantis Shrimp & Bristleworms bad for lions, puffers, etc

[puffdad]

If I get Live Rock, do I need to worry about making sure that I get rid of mantis shrimp & bristleworms?
Or will these guys just eat em:
Harlequin Tusk
Volitan Lion
Porcupine Puffer
Snowflake Eel

 

[reefj13]

You should not worry about bristle worms at all and the only reason to be afraid of a mantis shrimp is f you get stuck with a big one. Otherwise shrimp is on the menu for your fish.

 

[pufferlover]

Reefj is quite correct. Your fish will make short work on any small crabs or shrimps anyway so not to worry.

 

[puffdad]

Thanks Reef & Pufferlover.
Related followup question: Seems like many on the aggressive board recommend seeding live sand with a detrivore kit to seed live sand...w/ amphipods, copepods, shrimp, stars, worms, etc...
Won't aggressive fish such as mine make lunch of such a kit in short time anyways? Wouldn't this just be an expensive feeding for them? Am I better off to let my Live Rock seed my live sand over time w/ bacterial detrivores?
[ August 01, 2001: Message edited by: puffdad ]

 

[@knight]

ummm, pufdad, how do you fit all those fish into a 40 gal freshwater tank?

 

[puffdad]

They fit just fine, along with my 2 pet labs, landlord, wife and TV...lots o' water changes though.
I'm planning a tank for these guys.

 

[pufferlover]

puffdad; I do not happen to use LS in any of my tanks so I cannot answer your question for you but I figure someone who reads this will so just hang in a bit till they see it. In my case my tanks were set up before LS became a big deal and I have no desire to change things at this point.