bristle worms?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
i had ALOT of bristle worms, my coral banded shrimp took care of them overnight.
 
If you put rock in a bucket then pour soda water over, the little buggers pop
out like bullets, and any unwanted crabs to, doesn't harm coraline either
 
brisstle worms are not good for your tank they multiply like crazy and stng you if you touch them, they do make brisstle worm traps or try a member of the wrasse family they eat them but unfortunatly they also eat many snail and other inverts that a good for your tank
 
danny;1019784; said:
hi i am new to marine and i have a few questions.
well when i say new i mean i have the tank(empty at the moment)i am going to start in a few days,so im hopeing you guys can put me right.
1. is a deep sand bed a good idea(4 ince)
2. i have been offered 50 kilo of rock covered in coraline alge and looks realy good,but living in it is hundreds of bristle worms.are they good or bad.
any other tip are welcomed:)
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A DSB is a great idea, if it is set up properly which includes using life loaded "live sand". The nitrate reduction and the life produced is very well documented.

http://www.ronshimek.com/Deep Sand Beds.htm

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-06/rs/feature/index.php

http://www.dtplankton.com/articles/sandbeds.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20001212...etwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/oct/wb/default.asp

The only reason that DSBs get or got a bad reputation is through the fault of the hobbyist and not the sandbed. Live Rock & Live Sand

The vast majority of worms found as hitch hikers in both rock and sand are the unsung heroes of any clean up crew. For more information please see my hitch hiker pages.

A Hitch Hikers Guide to the Reefs

Chuck
 
Bristle worms are one of the best clean up critters out there. The reason there are so many in that tank is that they were over fed . They won't out reproduce their food supply. There are only a couple of species of bristle worms that eat corals and when people see them on a fish or critter it's usually because they are eating something that's already dead.
hth
Max
 
Max;1165089; said:
when people see them on a fish or critter it's usually because they are eating something that's already dead.
hth
Max
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only the small ones... the larger ones like 2 ft ones go hunting... but most do not reach that length in an aquarium... some biologist is studying them and grew his out to 4 ft or so and when he moved it it broke so its regrowing.... its pretty neat

other types of worms get up to 50 ft long!! and 1 inch diameter

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rs/index.php
 
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