Bristle worm

[Qh2214]

Got a massive one... What fish eat bristle worms that are cool to have even after the bristle worms are gone?! 60 gal cube thanks!

 

[mrcoffee2]

You can go a huntin! With a bristle worm trap!

 

[Qh2214]

That's how bold of a bristle worm this guy is I could essentially pick him out if I had tweezers lol!

 

[FishOfHex]

I like to keep them around for the most part. They eat detritus and add to the cleanup crew. Once they get to big feed the tank and get them with tweezers.

 

[Bdog4u2]

A lot of wrasses eat them my six line tears them to pieces but he's an jerk

 

[Qh2214]

Nice I'll keep him around for a bit longer then when I finally pull him out I'll post a picture because he'll probably be massive by then Lol

 

[Qh2214]

Bdog I used to have a 6 line too and he was the biggest dick to all my other fish lol. That's why I'm hesitant to get back in the wrasse game..

 

[PatW]

I hear that banded coral shrimp devour bristle worms. The shrimp have a reputation for being hard on other crustaceans.

 

[Bdog4u2]

 

[zoomonster]

I've got some of the bright red little monsters that have hit me a couple times (ouch) when cleaning, usually hiding under rocks. I have a six line and a melanurus but I've not seen them get one yet. Back in the early 90's I got a bunch of live rock from Hawaii that had some of the variety that get huge. By the time that tank was really mature I was seeing some come out at night that were in the 10-12"+ range. Nasty things that would stand up like a cobra and if bothered would spray some sort of black liquid. Killed some of them but it was my coral banded shrimp that killed most of them. On a couple occasions I saw clash of the titan battles at night. Only wish I had of had video back then.

 

[Bdog4u2]

Never had one bigger than 2 inches

 

[Qh2214]

I already have a cleaner shrimp would the banded one just destroy him lol?

 

[Bdog4u2]

Quite possibly my buddies ambushed his flame hawkfish and tore him to pieces went straight for the eyes

 

[zoomonster]

Hard to say... you just never know what aggression you will get from fish or inverts. Last time I had a CBS (large) pretty sure I also had at least cleaners (always get a pair) and he never harmed them or any fish. But he stayed on the opposite end of the tank and everyone stayed away from him. Almost always out and very aggressively standoffish though.