Bristle Worm

[Fish Fanatic]

How do I get rid of bristle worms? I think I have two and all they do is hang out of holes in the rocks with little of their bodies showing making it very hard to catch them. Any sugestions?

 

[JackoChang]

You want some bristle worms, they're detrivores. You want to keep them smaller, once they start getting big they will be a nuisance (unless you keep them fed).
If you want to get them out, you can use the plastic bottle technic. Cut the top off of a plastic bottle, put it in inverted. Put a small rock, to keep it weighed down, inside along with some food. Leave out in overnight, with any luck you'll have a bristle worm in there by morning.

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[Fish Fanatic]

Thank you so much for the advise. I will certainly try it. I just dont know if I have good or bad worms.

 

[Fish Fanatic]

What bristle worms are good or bad?

 

[JackoChang]

Good question, I hear fireworms are bad. Don't touch them any of them though.

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[revhtree Verified Admin]

You can get a predator fish such as a sixline wrasse.

 

[Troylee]

Mysis wrapped up in some bridal viel will also catch them lol... I leave mine there a good part of the clean up crew..;)

 

[BigFeesh]

Mysis wrapped up in some bridal viel will also catch them lol... I leave mine there a good part of the clean up crew..;)

Won't fish just tear it up to get to the mysis? Can you explain more troylee? :bigsmile:

 

[Troylee]

Not sure I never tried it... I have just read numerous places you wrap some mysis in a piece of veil maybe with a rubber band and lay it in the sand or whatever and they get stuck in it... Let me see if I can find ya good article on it...

 

[Troylee]

Here look at this ahahahahah wow that's crazy!!!!!!
WMAS Message Board - bristle worm mania

 

[drainbamage]

+1 on leave them alone- they're detrivours, if they get too much they'll be in such numbers that you can pull them out with tweezers- otherwise leave them be. If you see them multiplying like crazy though, good sign that you're overfeeding the tank.

 

[RaeRae]

+1 to above. If they have no food they will reduce in numbers. The more left over food they have the more worms you will have. Just let them be and they will keep themselves in check.

 

[patent]

If you haven't had a problem, e.g., a worm causing coral issues or attacking a fish, just leave them be. You can try to kill them all off but good luck with that, they'll be back even if you succeed.

 

[Pike614]

Leave them, no problems other than leaving you with a swollen finger when moving corals around!!

 

[YuppiWanna]

Man no joking about that.. I had a bristle stuck int finger for a couple days. Couldn't see or find it to save my life!

 

[melev]

If you have too many, a Coral Banded Shrimp or a Longnose Hawkfish can help. As can an Arrow Crab. However, there is nothing wrong with having some in your tank. When everything wriggles, that's when you need to be concerned.