Bristle Worms

[Norward]

Newbie with 29g tank, LR, crabs, snails and 4 fish. Looking at activity while feeding today and discovered something small poking it's head out underneath a rock base. Fits the description of a bristle worm. Should I be concerned?

 

[bertoni]

[welcome]

Most bristleworms are good to have. I wouldn't worry, personally.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

 

[Ixthys]

In general bristleworms are good, fireworms are bad. Do a google search for pics and compare...

 

[jacksparrow7]

Aloha, I am in the final stages of cycling my tank and have not seen any bristleworms in there. Should I go buy some?

Mahalo Jack

 

[Sk8r]

WHenever you get live rock, you're apt to pick up a few, but you could ask your lfs for a couple. If you've done business with them, they should comp you a couple of worms.

 

[USC-fan]

what is the problem with fireworms?

 

[Paintbug]

take a look here in the worms section http://home2.pacific.net.ph/~sweetyummy42/hitchhikers.html . anything look like what you saw?

 

[drummereef]

Bristleworms are good.

 

[bertoni]

Fireworms are a subset of bristleworms. The fireworms have calcaerous bristles with venom, hence the name "fireworms". One species of fireworm is known to eat corals. The rest are fine to have. Maybe most of the bristleworms in my tank are fireworms. There are lots of them, anyway:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php

 

[Paintbug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9445603#post9445603 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
Bristleworms are good.

most bristle worms are good, but not all.