Bearded fireworm? How to deal

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Unfortunately I seem to have a bearded fireworm problem in my tank. I went hunting a captured a bunch of larger worms…AI says they’re fireworms. I was having a problem keeping my fish alive in this tank (up and running for 2 years at this point) so I’m in a fallow period at the moment. Maybe this was actually part of the problem. What can I do to eradicate these as best as possible and manage long term? I’ll get a trap to help reduce the population but will a melanarus wrasse eat them? Since I have no fish currently I have flexibility with livestock. It’s a waterbox frag 105. Help!

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They look like bristleworms.
Some of them are bristleworms for sure. The one solo came up as a bearded fireworm. Not the best lighting. The head looks different from the others.
 
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Look like bristleworms to me too. No red outline most likely no fireworm. Bristleworm can get huge too.
This is a bristleworm too in the pictures.
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If you look closely, it is definitely a bearded fire worm.
 

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