wtf? please
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Those are NOT bristle worms, they are Eunicids unless I'm mistaken... which I would be surprized if I am. They are an omnivorous/scavengers, most of their diet is detritus/left over foods, but the bigger ones in some cases can be a risk to sessile inverts and maybe a few coral spiecies, generally not an issue though. They live in tunnels, and some of them even burrow into the rocks to build their tunnels.
I would keep them unless you find sessile inverts disappearing (tube worms, clams, etc) or corals getting damaged. As like I said detravours, so they will help keep the tank clean.
I would keep them unless you find sessile inverts disappearing (tube worms, clams, etc) or corals getting damaged. As like I said detravours, so they will help keep the tank clean.
i think your right i just got some weird color on one lol i have been looking up alot on the eunicids and it seams that the only coral thay realy go after is zoos. i put him in my 15g nano that i never touch lol no coral but one mushroom and like 20 pounds of live rock. he was in the sand bed of the other tank. ust think of the surprise i got when i was cleaning out the sand to give to a friend and i garbed ahold of that thing lol
I'm glad to hear your keeping it, so many people kill things like this, even if they are good to keep. I personally find them interesting, and the more diverse I can make my tanks the more I enjoy them, watching everything from the fish and corals, down to the small copepods, and worms lol.
Since it isn't a heavily stocked system you may have to feed the worm haha, as its probable that it wont have enough detritus to eat.
Since it isn't a heavily stocked system you may have to feed the worm haha, as its probable that it wont have enough detritus to eat.
yeah , Ive never seen anything like that before. That would have freaked me out cleaning the tank. lol
Sorry, I'm thinking of the class Polychaete which are commonly referred to as bristleworms, which Eunicids are a part of. I wasn't talking about what reef keepers generally refer to as true bristeworms, Amphinomidae.
