Worms

paradigm

paradigm

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I was doing a bit of night hunting in my tank tonight, when I noticed many worms I didn't have the last time I did heavy looking at night, which was about 2 days ago. Anyways, Some are red with white bristles, and semi flat. Others are a half black/gray with the other half being red, also with bristles that look white. Are these bad? I seen the red one looking like it was eating some of my coral. The coral seemed to be bending when the worm attached to it. What can I do to get rid of these? I hear of fire worms, could that be it?
Got a picture of the thing, cant make it any more clear, sorry.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...ncept/worm.jpg
 
mr_x

mr_x

Active Member
they are common bristleworms, and they are not eating your coral. the reason some are grey, is because you can see the poop inside them, which makes them look grey.
the less uneaten food, and nutrients that hits the rock and sand bed, the less worms you will have. you don't need to purchase anything that kills and/or eats them. cut back on feeding, and the worms will lessen in numbers and size- but these are good for your tank, so i am not sure you want to do this.
 
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