Are there any fish that eat Bispira brunnea?

[grady15]

Hey guys! First post here I hope I am doing everything right, currently i have a bit of a "feather duster" problem the species name is Bispira brunnea (see attached picture below). They don't do any harm but i have noticed they are growing between my Zoanthids not allowing them to fully open and around my encrusting corals inhibit growth. Because of this i was wondering is there was any fish that would eat it? Thank you!

 

[najer]

Hey guys! First post here I hope I am doing everything right, currently i have a bit of a "feather duster" problem the species name is Bispira brunnea (see attached picture below). They don't do any harm but i have noticed they are growing between my Zoanthids not allowing them to fully open and around my encrusting corals inhibit growth. Because of this i was wondering is there was any fish that would eat it? Thank you!

From experience a small puffer took mine out as well as vermitids but eventually it started on my acans.
It was a few years ago I think it was a leopard puffer.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

How big is the tank?
Some species of butterflies will eat them, probably most

 

[Jaebster]

Maybe you can remove them by hand or at least damage the tubes they live in. They will probably end up dying then. If you like the fan worms to grow elsewhere potentially, then putting in a predator to eat those worms will likely eat all of the worms that may populate areas you would like them to grow.

I've always liked these worms, especially when they grew near the base of live rock in the dark empty lifeless areas.

 

[OrionN]

Welcome to R2R.

Varieties of fish eat these feather dusters, all depends on your tank size. Of the wrasses, IME, Leopard wrasses (Macropharyngodon), Lined (Pseudocheilinus) wrasses, Tamarin (Anampses) wrasse, Halichoeres (Halichoeres) wrasse. There are likely other genus also but I do not have experiences with other genus regarding this mater. They are actually easy meals for wrasses.

Various Centropyge Angels and Copper Band Butterfly (and other butterflies) also eat these feather dusters.

Some of these fishes are easier to keep than other. If you have a mid-size or larger, get one of the Halichoeres wrasse. They are very beautiful and hardy. Please research on needs of the fish before buying them.

 

[Jaebster]

Oh! And welcome to R2R and congrats on your first post!

 

[grady15]

Thank you all for the welcomes! My tank size is a 65 Gallon mixed reef. I am planning on getting a yellow and purple wrasse hopefully it will have a taste for feather dusters because i have easily over 1000 of them

 

[OrionN]

Need species. Yellow and purple wrasse sounds like a Fairy wrasse and there won’t do. Won’t eat feather duster if that is a Fairy wrasse

 

[grady15]

Need species. Yellow and purple wrasse sounds like a Fairy wrasse and there won’t do. Won’t eat feather duster if that is a Fairy wrasse

It is (Halichoeres leucoxanthus)