what the heck is this!?

[armywife1314]

omg, its so long that it wraps all inside this rock. its pinkish white with little things sticking off both sides, like little feet. what is it?

 

[cleve_seahorse]

It looks like bristle worms.Be careful not to touch them,their bristles get stuck in your skin. use tweezers to pull them out.

 

[veeraj87]

bristle worms, im not sure what they do but they looke like those, search it on the forums

 

[reefkprz]

they are bristle worms, they are detritivors, their population is limited by food availability. benificial in a reef (I have an almost 18inch on in my 65g)

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2589349
they are bristle worms, they are detritivors, their population is limited by food availability. benificial in a reef (I have an almost 18inch on in my 65g)

thats scary.
i have some big ones too. not that big though.

 

[armywife1314]

all i have in my tank is LR LS some coral, xenia, zoos, and mushrooms, a feather duster, hermits and a false perc.
is it good to have them in with that stuff?

 

[alix2.0]

yeah. they eat poo.
poo. ive been wanting to say that all day.

 

[armywife1314]

so far we've found 2 a small one and the moster of a pretzel one. we got 60 pounds of LR (.50 per pound) awesome from a 5 year tank. could there be more in the tank that we just havent caught yet?

 

[alix2.0]

definately.

 

[mcbdz]

Wait until your lights have been off for awhile and use a flashlight and checkout the rocks. Very cool.

 

[armywife1314]

definetly will, a little scared though some monster might come out and eat my little nemo (tanks) but hey i might find something awesome!

 

[usirchchris]

I love my bristleworms...I tend to overfeed. However, if they bother you get an arrow crab. I got one, and he eats them all day long. Picks em' up tears them in half and chomps away.

 

[stdreb27]

They are pretty useful little guys for the most part. But something needs to eat them or they can get to be a pain when you are working in your tank.

 

[skytrack]

I just had some in my 55g as hitch hikers on some LR that I just got. They were small ones, but my shrimp took care of them!! But my LS said that they are good for the tank as long as they stay under control: