Death to bristleworm?

[Rosseau]

I just found this little guy, should I attempt to kill it?


It's pretty easy to access and remove the rock it is on. Tank is still pretty young. Small worm. Thanks.

 

[clayspst]

no they help clean the tank

 

[graveyardworm]

Its cute, why in the world would you want to kill it.

 

[Rosseau]

Thanks, I seem to ask questions I already know the answer to on RC... I guess there is/was debate about bristleworms being reef safe.. I just found that little feather duster type worm in the bottom of the pic too, bonus!

 

[NanoReefWanabe]

i have a bout 20 of those in one rock right now...(LOL that i can count at once anyway) seems to be fine in my tank..

 

[KaniRyde]

Get rid of it if you have clams. They can get inside your clam and kill it. I lost two clams to bristleworms. Now I kill on sight.

 

[greenbean36191]

They get inside the clam because it's already dying. There is no way to look at a clam and determine if it's healthy. These guys can tell when things go bad long before you can.

 

[Sk8r]

I have a crocea in a reef with a range of worms from 10" to 2", about 300 of them. No problems. THey can't eat anything that isn't already decayed.

 

[matter1331]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9130563#post9130563 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KaniRyde
Get rid of it if you have clams. They can get inside your clam and kill it. I lost two clams to bristleworms. Now I kill on sight.

this is how bristles get a bad rap in our hobby. Not to single you out, there's a ton of people who fall into this belief, it's just not true.