Ok I hope this doesn't sound as stupid as I think it does. But I swear I have bristle worms that eat macro. Is this normal?
Tank contains:
nassarius snails, maybe 30 or so
2 bluelegged crabs
1 scooter bleany
3 H. Erectus Seahorses
Now I have quite a few different macro's in my display. But mainly prolifera, serulata, gracilaria, and botryocladia.
A few months ago I added Ulva to both the refuge and the display. Its now gone from the display, and I remember seeing bristle worms all over it in the evenings.
A few weeks ago I added gracillaria and mexicana to the display. The mexicana was new and the gracillaria from my refuge. The mexicana was maybe a 1/2 handfull grew like crazy for about 5 days is now gone. I searched the rock it was hitched to and there is nothing left of it. The gracillaria was at least 2 handfulls and is now about 2/3 the size and I find pieces of it laying around the tank. Anyway, last night I found a 6'' long bristle worm setting on top of the gracillaria. I assume he was eating it but I'm not sure. I certainly didn't think they would eat macro.
Is this normal behavior for them, am I blaming the bristle worms for someone else's eating habbits? I'm confused and a little upset I tossed all my algae eaters out a long time ago, I thought. The prolifera, serulata and a few other dark greens seem to go untouched. I do think the batryocladia has probably been eaten on from the beginning the more I think about it but seems to be doing ok.
Tank contains:
nassarius snails, maybe 30 or so
2 bluelegged crabs
1 scooter bleany
3 H. Erectus Seahorses
Now I have quite a few different macro's in my display. But mainly prolifera, serulata, gracilaria, and botryocladia.
A few months ago I added Ulva to both the refuge and the display. Its now gone from the display, and I remember seeing bristle worms all over it in the evenings.
A few weeks ago I added gracillaria and mexicana to the display. The mexicana was new and the gracillaria from my refuge. The mexicana was maybe a 1/2 handfull grew like crazy for about 5 days is now gone. I searched the rock it was hitched to and there is nothing left of it. The gracillaria was at least 2 handfulls and is now about 2/3 the size and I find pieces of it laying around the tank. Anyway, last night I found a 6'' long bristle worm setting on top of the gracillaria. I assume he was eating it but I'm not sure. I certainly didn't think they would eat macro.
Is this normal behavior for them, am I blaming the bristle worms for someone else's eating habbits? I'm confused and a little upset I tossed all my algae eaters out a long time ago, I thought. The prolifera, serulata and a few other dark greens seem to go untouched. I do think the batryocladia has probably been eaten on from the beginning the more I think about it but seems to be doing ok.
