Found the worm!

[DSC reef]

@NotFishyFishGuy don't worry about the bristleworm. Great info above, If the population is out of control it's because the tank is over fed. They are beneficial and part if your ever growing eco system.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

@DSC reef I was cleaning the tank and found more bristle worms, about 5 or 6 on a single rock. Now I’m starting to get worried. Is there anything to kill the bristle worms? I already have a coral banded who doesn’t seem to be doing anything it them. There are now about 6 or 7 worm s in the tank and I only looked on one rock.

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

@DSC reef I was cleaning the tank and found more bristle worms, about 5 or 6 on a single rock. Now I’m starting to get worried. Is there anything to kill the bristle worms? I already have a coral banded who doesn’t seem to be doing anything it them. There are now about 6 or 7 worm s in the tank and I only looked on one rock.

Dont get worried they are fine. Just catch them as you can. They are only an unsightly defect, but beneficial overall.

 

[Florida Sunshine]

If you want you can put a piece of food inside a piece of a woman's stocking in with some floss or other rough material. Generally the bristles will get caught in the material and in the morning you can just throw away the trap with the attached worms.

 

[DSC reef]

@DSC reef I was cleaning the tank and found more bristle worms, about 5 or 6 on a single rock. Now I’m starting to get worried. Is there anything to kill the bristle worms? I already have a coral banded who doesn’t seem to be doing anything it them. There are now about 6 or 7 worm s in the tank and I only looked on one rock.

I wouldn't worry at all.

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Smaller ones dont bother me but the huge ones get removed from my tanks. Hate the darn things. Also suckes to get stung by them. As for salt I currently use Fritz RPM and really like it. HW is my next choice. Both high quality salts that are not super expensive, mix clean and have good levels of alk, cal and mag.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

If you want you can put a piece of food inside a piece of a woman's stocking in with some floss or other rough material. Generally the bristles will get caught in the material and in the morning you can just throw away the trap with the attached worms.

I’ll think about that Thks for the idea

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Smaller ones dont bother me but the huge ones get removed from my tanks. Hate the darn things. Also suckes to get stung by them. As for salt I currently use Fritz RPM and really like it. HW is my next choice. Both high quality salts that are not super expensive, mix clean and have good levels of alk, cal and mag.

Wait... now they sting?

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

Lol yes they sting that's way they're also called a fire worm.

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Lol yes they sting that's way they're also called a fire worm.

Thought they were bristle worms sry

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

Same thing

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

At least what I was told

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Just dont try to grab one with bare hands. They are good CuC but agree, ugly.

 

[DSC reef]

Fire worms are not the same as bristle worms but they are polychaete. Fireworms are not safe for a reef tank, bristle worms are. Bristle worms do not "sting" like a bee but the bristles can get stuck in your skin and cause an irritation so you shouldn't handle them.

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

So this is where I got my info

 

[DSC reef]

It is a polychaete, not a common bristle worm that is reef safe. Many species in polychaete. For an example, it would be like saying a squamosa is the same as a maxima clam. There both tridacna but not the same.

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

Got it thanks for the lesson. Not trying to cause your thread to become a word debate on the subject fishguy, just giving an opinion of what I've been told and read about. But I do always like learning something new.

 

[DSC reef]

Got it thanks for the lesson. Not trying to cause your thread to become a word debate on the subject fishguy, just giving an opinion of what I've been told and read about. But I do always like learning something new.

This is how we learn my friend. That's what's great about this hobby and R2R, I learn all the time:D

 

[RELLIK-REEF]

Yeah I was very impressed when I joined R2R, but I have also seen stupid debates over pointless issues. Just dont wanna be involved in that.

 

[DSC reef]

Yeah I was very impressed when I joined R2R, but I have also seen stupid debates over pointless issues. Just dont wanna be involved in that.

That was not my intention.