snall featherduster worms

[vypr2002]

Just wondering if anyone else has or has had an infestation of these sandwellers?
I have litterally hundreds of them in my sandbed. they are causing my sandbed to become concrete in the areas that are heavily populated with them. aside form arrow crabs anyone know or used any reef safe fish to wipe them out?

 

[ReefJerk]

Copperband Butterfly

 

[vypr2002]

hmmmm, Hadnt thought of that.
Joe it looks likeyour copperband is going in the maintank!!!!

 

[BrokeColoReefer]

my copperband pretty much nuked every duster in my tank

 

[Clown-N-Around]

Yep, we had the same infestation. Copper band worked great.

 

[lion-clown]

how big of a tank would you need for a copper band

 

[Clown-N-Around]

I see in your signature you have a 55 gallon, depending on your fish load, that would be sufficient for a copperband for quite some time. Usually they are very small in the fish stores. Eventually, you may need to trade it to a bigger home. You just need to have room for it so swim around, so just be sure you don't have a lot of other active swimmers.

 

[lion-clown]

thanks i only have a royal gamma and a maron clown. and i might need to get the clown out he is to aggresive now but has such nice colors i hate to get rid of him

 

[lion-clown]

Also how harty are they

 

[Madman133]

not very hardy...can be hard to get them to accept frozen foods.

 

[BrokeColoReefer]

i have had 50% success rate. first one got a bacteria and died within 24 hours. number two has been with me a few months and is fat. He eats anything.

 

[ReefJerk]

I have had mine for almost 3 years now. I started it on frozen brine and weaned it to PE Mysis. It also eats Sweetwater plankton. It was in a 90 and has been in the 180 for almost 6 months now.