Red worm found on LFS coral
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nfrench2100
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Bristleworm. Good member of CUC. Like stated earlier, everyone has their opinions on them. Could be troublesome once they get too big. And they can get big. I myself, have several in my tank. I just leave them be and watch them at night after lights out
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gonioporagirl
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Bristleworm. I would take the coral out and use a dip like Coral RX. If that doesn't get it to come out you can always use tweezers and take it out manually.
billdogg
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IMHO, it is a shame you got rid of it. I've been at this for 30+ years now and finding new life is one of the things that keeps me interested. Those that urged you to get rid of it are sadly mis/under informed.
If you want a clean. sterile aquarium, get plastic fish. 99.9% of the life in your tank is life that you'll never see.
+1. Bristle worms are a great CUC member. I hate it when we are so quick to kill things only later to find out it would have been better to keep.
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I have the utmost respect for life, that is why I now protect my fish, my corals, my CUC, from what I believe are problematic creatures. I used to wonder why I lost fish at times, snails, corals retracted. I took some advice from some really experienced reefers who suggested to me if I don't want to lose stuff, make sure about what you put in your tank.
Forget the CUC, concentrate on water from source to tank, make it absolutely perfect consistently and you don't need the CUC's I am so happy with this advice. In this last rebuild, now more than 18 months, no deaths of fish, no deaths of coral, corals expanding nicely, not even a snail is gone, some coraline algae, but none else.
Each person has his./her own ideas of what should be in their tank.
Granted, many creatures are or may be beneficial, how many times have I heard the statement, worked in my tank! What works in some may not work in others. Many of these small organisms on their own are not an issue, but then they multiple and can be hard to eradicate.
Just my 2 cents...
Forget the CUC, concentrate on water from source to tank, make it absolutely perfect consistently and you don't need the CUC's I am so happy with this advice. In this last rebuild, now more than 18 months, no deaths of fish, no deaths of coral, corals expanding nicely, not even a snail is gone, some coraline algae, but none else.
Each person has his./her own ideas of what should be in their tank.
Granted, many creatures are or may be beneficial, how many times have I heard the statement, worked in my tank! What works in some may not work in others. Many of these small organisms on their own are not an issue, but then they multiple and can be hard to eradicate.
Just my 2 cents...
FullBoreReefer
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Should have left it
