Is this zoo disease ??

[Reef Junkie]

Are you sure you don't have a crab?

 

[650-IS350]

there are some but really tiny now.. I've been scewering them at night when I go hunting with a red light and a barbque stick

 

[Reef Junkie]

Try using a crab trap instead.
A glass jar, with food tied to a rock inside it. Place it upright and lean it up against the rockwork. Be sure to do this after the lights go out, otherwise your fish will make short work of the bait.

The crab climbs in, but can't get out.

 

[650-IS350]

works on big crabs only...

 

[Reef Junkie]

Well, I guess you better feed them more zoanthids so they get bigger.

It works on any crab hungry enough.

 

[MarvinsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9093123#post9093123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Junkie
Try using a crab trap instead.
A glass jar, with food tied to a rock inside it. Place it upright and lean it up against the rockwork. Be sure to do this after the lights go out, otherwise your fish will make short work of the bait.

The crab climbs in, but can't get out.

wow.. that's a great trick Bill...

 

[650-IS350]

only crabs bigger than 3/4 inch fall for that trick in my tank... but I get a 60% chance of nailing a tiny one at night once caught in my red light with spear.

 

[rpeeples]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9051446#post9051446 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Junkie
Right, I completely agree with you.
There is no question that there are a lot of predators that inadvertently enter our tanks. Yet, for the most part, we don't see a lot of coral predating fire worms too often in our tanks, thank god!

Listen, I have no doubt in my mind that some reefers on this board have actually had amphipods that have attacked their corals (red bugs). I know people that have had amiphipods that attacked them when they put their arms in the tank! (Mutant bugs)

What I hate to see is Groupthink cause mass hysteria about the same critters we're trying to grow in our refugiums and aquariums, which are also harmless.

That is what happened to a lot of bristle worms back in the day. Then Ron Shimek came along and taught us differently. I'm sure he'd have a lot to say about this hysteria too.


In the big picture, it doesn't really matter what you or I do. As long as we're happy doing it, right?

Reef Junkie,

Are you stating that Bristle Worms are Reef Safe?

If so, I may have to respectfully disagree.

I have personally had Bristle Worms devour Clams. They will go for the Bissell of the clam and the rest is history.

 

[Kigs]

I wish this debate would stop already. Or maybe I am one of the lucky inviduals that never went through pods or bristleworms that devour healthy livestock. rpeepies, I'm guessing your clam was already on its way down. Or, you might be mistakening a different species of worm as a bristleworm.