WHAT EATS BRISTEL WORMS AND IS REEF SAFE?

[salty420]

yep i agree with the rest that they should pose no threat. i've got em and they've never bothered anything in my tanks.

 

[bdavis27701]

If you really want to get rid of them, try an arrow crab. They will be gone in no time but bristle worms are a good thing to have, unless you got the coral eatting ones.

 

[SuperScro]

Can you buy bristle worms?

 

[fastbackgly]

Buy a piece of liverock and you should get some from that. They seem to just appear eventually. I have some living under the polyps of my star polyp colony. They cruise around.

 

[Mr.Firemouth]

To answer original question...The Arrow Crab is a reef safe worm predator and will remove the bristle worms.

 

[Grins]

Can you buy bristle worms?

Yes, for instance: http://www.coraldynamics.com/cleanupcrew.htm

 

[sumo warior]

THANKS GRINS THE PICTURE MATCHES MY WORMS AND NOW I FEEL GOOD KNOWING THAT THEY DONT EAT CORALS

 

[SuperScro]

One question though, I read that some type of worm can take advantage of a firefish when it is sleeping, because it remains still and defenseless, and it just gets gobbled up. Do I have to worry about this? Just making sure its not bristle worms.

 

[Grins]

I'd be concerned if it was a eucnid worm but not a typical bristleworm.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

One question though, I read that some type of worm can take advantage of a firefish when it is sleeping, because it remains still and defenseless, and it just gets gobbled up. Do I have to worry about this? Just making sure its not bristle worms.

I read that as well when I first started in the hobby. The book I used was referring to bristleworms. However, that is the same book that says you can't breed cardinals!!!!

I was forever trying to trap the worms until I discovered this site!!! Now I leave them alone to clean up my tank.