Bristle worms..

[justjes45]

OK – I give up. A couple of small bristle worms are entertaining. They come out at night and do their job… But now I have quite a few that are out all the time. Day and night I think I have too many. I have heard that you could make a trap to catch these? Has anybody tried this? Any advice?

 

[skybears]

OK – I give up. A couple of small bristle worms are entertaining. They come out at night and do their job… But now I have quite a few that are out all the time. Day and night I think I have too many. I have heard that you could make a trap to catch these? Has anybody tried this? Any advice?

Well yes there is a threat on bristle worm traps and I will try to find it and link it here

 

[Untamedrose]

Best way to catch them ...IMO if you got a population size thats out during the day is ..to go hunting. Pick up the rock and tweezer those you see out.

Will take a few times but needs to be checked.

Next thing to look at is how much you feeding....cause these guys eat the left overs..... so it's got to be more then you fish and CUC are able to eat.

 

[skybears]

Take a plastic pop bottle put some straws in the sides of it and then put a piece of clam in the center of it put the lid on and submerged in water they will go and eat but they can get out

 

[skybears]

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?threads/266380/

 

[justjes45]

Take a plastic pop bottle put some straws in the sides of it and then put a piece of clam in the center of it put the lid on and submerged in water they will go and eat but they can get out

I will try that, thanks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The $9 bristle worm trap works.

 

[cromag27]

My trap ^ is free because you can make it with stuff you probably already have. :)

 

[RONBATTLE]

UHHHH...I HAVE A VERY BIG GREENISH COLORED WORM LOOKING CRITTER THAT IS SCARY LOOKING, HAS TO BE 4 INCHES LONG BUT I CAN'T GET HIS BUTT, TYPED CATCHING HIM WITH LONG TWEEZERS BUT THIS THING IS TOUGH...WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OUT HALF OF MY CORALS AND ROCKS TO GET THE ROCK IT HIDES IN...I THINK IT HAS INJURED A COUPLE OF SMALLER GOBIES THAT HAVE SINCE DISSAPEARED...A DILEMA, OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

UHHHH...I HAVE A VERY BIG GREENISH COLORED WORM LOOKING CRITTER THAT IS SCARY LOOKING, HAS TO BE 4 INCHES LONG BUT I CAN'T GET HIS BUTT, TYPED CATCHING HIM WITH LONG TWEEZERS BUT THIS THING IS TOUGH...WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OUT HALF OF MY CORALS AND ROCKS TO GET THE ROCK IT HIDES IN...I THINK IT HAS INJURED A COUPLE OF SMALLER GOBIES THAT HAVE SINCE DISSAPEARED...A DILEMA, OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS

Take a picture and start a thread. We have some serious worm freaks around here. And look at cro magnons bottle trap.

 

[stevieduk]

dont feed so much then they eat each other, end of problem

 

[justjes45]

dont feed so much then they eat each other, end of problem

Really?? Cool....

 

[Frop]

I just bought 2 liverocks from my LFS. Tonight, almost two weeks later, I was filter feeding my corals. Saw either one really long skinny worm or a medium worm and another poke their heads out and try to get the tiny tiny mist like food off my coral. Funny part is usually that's what the crabs do ironically they didn't this time but a new guest did...