Royal Gramma vs Bristle Worm

[bkhunt]

I was at LFS and saw a very nice, nice color and healthy, Royal Gramma that I was going to purchase. Well the fish went into the overflow through a crack, no big deal. The tank has a few pieces of LR and has a bunch of Bristle Worms. When the fish was bagged it must have run into some of the worms and had a bunch of bristles sticking out of its lower lip. I did not purchase the fish because I did not know how they would affect the fish.

1. how would the bristles affect the fish?
2. how long should I wait to see if LFS still has fish to try and purchase?


Brian

 

[Spartan]

Royal grammas are easy to come by. So no harm in passing. If it looks and acts ok in a week, you're probably fine. Fwiw I years ago I had a tusk wrasse who used to regularly eat bristle worms. When he'd take on a big one he'd often end up with bristles sticking out around the edges of his mouth. This happened many times and he never showed any ill effects.