Bristle worm predators?

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So I recently added a Maximus clam to my 30g reef tank and it is adapting great but every night and sometimes in the mornings it will have a bristle worm or two on the shell, I've been removing them with tweezers but I know that this is not sustainable. I always wanted to get a clam so removing it is not a option plus I can't return it to LFS. So I'm looking for ether a reef safe predator or a good design for a trap. Ive heard that 6 line wrasse, hawkfish, and dotty backs are good but I've heard mixed reports about all of them being aggressive so what do you guys recommend?

The current tank inhabitants are
3x hermit crab
1x stromb snail
2x fire fish
2x clownfish
1x (potentially splitting) BTA
1x bicolour blenny
1x coral beauty
1x maxima clam
 

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Stay away from 6 lines. Possum wrasse are good for nanos.

Your tank is too small for a coral beauty
 

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Tank is too small for a coris wrasse
 
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Okay thanks and I was told the beauty would be good by my LFS and a guy I trust and he seems perfectly happy
 

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The skunk cleans fish but only dead skin. It won’t get rid diseases. Stay away from 6 line wrasses they get too aggressive and how can u tell ur CB is happy. They need a 50 gallon+ tank
 

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