Bristle worms

[js_bass]

How do i get rid of bristle worms i hate them. I have one the size of a anaconda or whatever.

 

[heartben]

what ive done for the few ive seen is take some tweezers or tongs or something and wait till you see it again and just... take it out..

im not sure of other methods... there is a commercial product for it i think... might be a kent product but dont quote me on that.

 

[js_bass]

ben, this thing is huge, i am actually scared of it. lol. but seriously.

 

[vid151]

What I have done in the past is to use a little lenght of tubing with one end sealed, and a peice of fishing line connected to the other end ( the open end)

put some fish food in the tube and set it on the bottom


wait and one will be in the tube and remove ....

one other way I ahve seen is to use a glass ( nice tumbler ) and set it on the bottom of the tank and add food and they will climb in and have dificulty climbing out.


the question needs to be asked

why? why do you want to remove such a wonderfull scavenger?

I used to till I relized they where not going to hurt anything ..

 

[rc1214b]

Sounds like a Eunicid or similar type worm.

It's funny that you bring this up, I just pulled one out of my 75 that was around 2 1/2 feet after looking in a hole and seeing it for the first time today. I have to admit my legs were shaking. Good luck if you decide to remove him.

 

[saltwater6900]

i think you need to get an arrowhead ceab they eat them up

 

[Duke13]

Shop vac.

 

[Nykademus]

Coral banded shrimp and the Six line wrasse are said to eat them.

They are very good for the tank though.

 

[rc1214b]

If it's a regular bristleworm I say leave it.

If it's a Eunicid or similar type I don't think there are going to be many reef safe predators. When I pulled mine out my trigger took a nip and the worm didn't flinch. The spines were 1/2" to 3/4" long.

If it's a big one I suggest researching and deciding if you want to remove it. Obviously mine has been in my tank for a while but I didn't feel comfortable having certain coral and small fish with it in there.

 

[js_bass]

It might be good for my tank, i just hate them with a passion. they freak me out.

 

[js_bass]

It might be good for my tank, i just hate them with a passion. they freak me out.