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[ttran]

I Recently Added An Long Tentacle Anemone In My Tank And Everything Was Going Well For About Two Weeks. Then I Started To Notice That Some Of The Tentacles Looked Like It Was Dying Off. Last Night I Went To Check Up On It And I Saw About 3 Bristle Worms Around It. So My Question Is, Can Bristle Worm Be Attacking My Anemone?? I Was Told That Bristle Worm Were Only Savengers, Is It True?? And What Is The Best Way To Remove Them??

 

[scottallert]

are you sure they are not fireworms?

 

[spanko]

Anemone may be dying and the worms are doing their job.

 

[eric b 125]

there are bristle worm traps you can buy. every lfs in my area sells them, so i'm assuming you should have no problems finding one

 

[ttran]

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2947524
are you sure they are not fireworms?
yes its bristle worm.

 

[ttran]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2947529
Anemone may be dying and the worms are doing their job.
its not dead , it looks like some of the tentacles are damaged.

 

[rkennedy]

I would leave the worms in there if i were you, they help to keep your tank clean and they dont bother "live" ceatures.

 

[oneradtek]

when a tentacle or 2 is damged on my BTA they will shrivel all up and deflate. It is not a big deal if the anemone is healthy, it will be fine.

 

[ttran]

Originally Posted by oneradtek
http:///forum/post/2948069
when a tentacle or 2 is damged on my BTA they will shrivel all up and deflate. It is not a big deal if the anemone is healthy, it will be fine.
That's exactly what happened to mines. It looks better now.

 

[ttran]

Originally Posted by RKENNEDY
http:///forum/post/2948060
I would leave the worms in there if i were you, they help to keep your tank clean and they dont bother "live" ceatures.
You think its a good idea to thin out the population. I spotted about 15 worms in about 5 mins. And they are big, about 3-6 inches long. Is having too much a bad thing?

 

[texasmetal]

Originally Posted by ttran
http:///forum/post/2948119
You think its a good idea to thin out the population. I spotted about 15 worms in about 5 mins. And they are big, about 3-6 inches long. Is having too much a bad thing?
Having A LOT of bristleworms is a sign of overfeeding. An environment will only sustain the amount of life it can feed, so limited food equals limited scavengers. The worms are feeding on something, and if they are on the anemone, it's because the anemone is in poor health.