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[Calmwaters]

If so... another reason to love them

From a quick Google search it says they do eat them. So I'm going to do more research and then try one or both of the options as I do think it's a beautiful fish.

 

[Calmwaters]

Potentially, they could.

It would be my luck if I got one and it wouldn't...

 

[Calmwaters]

I'm off to bed now I will do some more research tomorrow.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

It would be my luck if I got one and it wouldn't...

At least it wouldn't be too bad to look at ;)

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I'm off to bed now I will do some more research tomorrow.

Good night!

 

[Calmwaters]

At least it wouldn't be too bad to look at ;)

Exactly and it was on one of my original list of fish to stock my tank...

 

[Üter]

Ok I don’t normally look in my tank when the lights are really low like they are now and I kind of wish I hadn't. I have way too many bristle worms for my comfort level and some are pretty big. What can I put in there that will eat them but that isn't a jerk? I know they are great for clean up but they kind of freak me out when there's a many as I seen...

Horseshoe crabs and Pitho crabs will eat them below the sand. Coral banded shrimp above the sand if you want an invert.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Here are my thoughts on bristle worms.

Yes, they sure are creepy. Sure, they can hurt you. Yes, they can get huge. But, they are 99% of the time, harmless. They won't kill fish, they won't eat coral, and they won't eat other inverts. They are scavengers, meaning they'll eat dead things. So if a fish dies, they'll go crazy. But, they did not kill it. They are doing their job, and cleaning up your tank. They'll eat leftover food, and sift your sand as they crawl through/on it.

I believe everything in our tank should be kept in check. One species shouldn't take over your tank. Everything should be balanced. You should have as diverse of a CUC as possible, but not too many of one thing. Bristle worms are a great member of your CUC, but they shouldn't take up a large majority of your CUC. Same thing goes for trochus, conchs, sea stars, shrimp, astrea, nassarius, etc.

So it's completely fine to want to get rid of an excess amount of bristle worms. But, you should never want to eradicate them fully! Of course, this is just my opinion.

 

[Calmwaters]

Horseshoe crabs and Pitho crabs will eat them below the sand. Coral banded shrimp above the sand if you want an invert.

Thank you I will add them to my exterminator list...

 

[tbrown]

Dinner is served!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Horseshoe crabs and Pitho crabs will eat them below the sand. Coral banded shrimp above the sand if you want an invert.

I just saw a horseshoe crab at my LFS a few days ago! They are such cool invertabrates!

 

[Calmwaters]

Here are my thoughts on bristle worms.

Yes, they sure are creepy. Sure, they can hurt you. Yes, they can get huge. But, they are 99% of the time, harmless. They won't kill fish, they won't eat coral, and they won't eat other inverts. They are scavengers, meaning they'll eat dead things. So if a fish dies, they'll go crazy. But, they did not kill it. They are doing their job, and cleaning up your tank. They'll eat leftover food, and sift your sand as they crawl through/on it.

I believe everything in our tank should be kept in check. One species shouldn't take over your tank. Everything should be balanced. You should have as diverse of a CUC as possible, but not too many of one thing. Bristle worms are a great member of your CUC, but they shouldn't take up a large majority of your CUC. Same thing goes for trochus, conchs, sea stars, shrimp, astrea, nassarius, etc.

So it's completely fine to want to get rid of an excess amount of bristle worms. But, you should never want to eradicate them fully! Of course, this is just my opinion.

I totally agree! I don’t want to get rid of all of them but I want to lessen how many there are now and then keep the population in check. They have a job to do in the tank and I totally respect that.

 

[Calmwaters]

Dinner is served!

Man I hope they add a drooling face to the app when they fix it...

 

[luis angel]

From a quick Google search it says they do eat them. So I'm going to do more research and then try one or both of the options as I do think it's a beautiful fish.

Beautiful and difficult too

 

[Calmwaters]

Good night everyone! Hugs to you all and thanks for everything!

 

[Calmwaters]

Beautiful and difficult too

I think the difficult was why it didn't stay on my list...

 

[luis angel]

Dinner is served!

 

[luis angel]

I think the difficult was why it didn't stay on my list...

Their problem is that they are very difficult to make them eat.

 

[Calmwaters]

Their problem is that they are very difficult to make them eat.

I remember reading that now.

 

[Üter]

Dinner is served!

You always send us to bed hungry!