bristle worms

[hiepatitis]

does anyone know how i can get rid of bristle worms?

 

[sfsuphysics]

Don't feed your tank Raise the temp in your tank really high and they'll croak (I saw in the other thread you're just now cycling). You could make a trap to get them. But personally I wouldn't bother they're usually the useful kind that scavenges dead tissue to keep it from rotting in your tank.

 

[lego]

Question: Why do you want to get rid of them?

I've had bristle worms in my main display for years, other than keeping the tank clean I don't really see a downside.

 

[hiepatitis]

i thought i heard that they can destroy corals

 

[Qwiv]

No, there are a few species of fireworms that do, but 99% of them are good.

 

[Ti]

THey eat dead matter, they r good things

 

[hiepatitis]

thanks for the advice. what about aiptasia. has anyone tried using peppermint shrimp?

 

[stubbsz]

Amazing for 8 years I thought I had no brstle worms... And during the outtage I see one the girth of my middle finger crawling through the rocks near the sand.... I had no idea he was in the tank. Wonder if he's the one who makes all my peppermint shrimps disappear a day or two after I introduce them to the tank.

-Adrian

 

[hiepatitis]

holly cow that's huge. what size tank do you have.