bristle worms-- spikey hair...HELP

[kevin21]

hey,

on this new frag of radio active dragon eye zoo there was a large bristle worm lurking around on it. i tried to take it off but had no success. its now somewhere in my rocks.

when i was trying to take it off it stuck up a whole bunch of semi-long white hairs and there were a tond of them all over my fingers!!!!!

Is this bad?? i washed my hands hard and i dont see any really.

is this dangerous that they were all in my hand. there were soft hair like spines. didnt hurt at all.

thanks

 

[Lpsfanatic338]

Are you worrying about the britstle worm stinging you(did the spines go inside your finger?) or being in the tank because bristle worms aren't bad.

 

[rbp 4 135]

yes bristle worms are not a threat to your inhabitants, if their spines do stick you they supposedly itch a little bit, i have never had this experince though.

 

[kevin21]

the bristles did stick me, there were a whole bunch on my fingers. i am in no pain whatsoever and have no itching either.

i guess there harmless to me?

 

[hpmcbroom]

The bristles can be irritating but not fatal . So if they stick you next time
think elmer's glue yes it's back to school with you kevin . Repeat after me apply , let dry and peel the bristles away without the pain . I've never been stick by the worms but there have been people here that have and that's one of the remedies they've suggested . :beer:

 

[kevin21]

i feel nothing at this point, i washed my hands really well...i think that got all the bristles out!

thank you for all the quick responses!

 

[bertoni]

Sometimes people get nasty infections from scrapes, etc. I wear gloves when I work in the tank now, at least when I'm good.

Most bristleworms are beneficial, but some are a problem. Without a picture, I can't guess what type yours was, but most are fine to have.