Awhile ago we bought a lr from a pet store. Apparently was infested with Bristle worms,which are light pink and about 1/2 in.long, Earth worm looking worms that are sort transparent white and a bug looking thing that is also transparent like. It sorta looks like some sorta crustation. The store we got it from told us that the bristles were benificial but theyve gotten out of hand, you can see them crawling the the sand,ive counted more then 10!! What are good ways to get rid of them? Im starting to worry about our animals. The tank is a 55gal. Animals are: Mardirian Dragonette,yellow tang (which i think need bigger tanks) Two three striped damsels, Lawn mower blenney, Snow flake eel,feather duster some mushrooms and a fire fish and 5 blue leg hermits and 5 turbo snails.
Bristle Worm Infestion
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How long has it been established?
Bristleworms are harmless. They are a great addition to your cleanup crew. If you really want to get rid of them you could try a six-line wrasse. How compatible he is with what you have you would need to research.
Bristleworms do not go after any live fish. IMO the bristleworms are harmless. You could also reduce your feeding.
Bristleworms are harmless. They are a great addition to your cleanup crew. If you really want to get rid of them you could try a six-line wrasse. How compatible he is with what you have you would need to research.
Bristleworms do not go after any live fish. IMO the bristleworms are harmless. You could also reduce your feeding.
skippy2 said:
I would not recommend a six line unless you are prepared to have it compete with the mandarin for food (i.e. pods).
Bristle worms are totally harmless. I have hundreds of them in my systems and they have never bothered anything ranging from SPS corals, LPS, and softies besides the countless inverts. If they are in the sand, they keep it stirred up, and if they are in the liverock/rockwall, they eat dead matter that can possibly harm corals. If you do get something to eat them, they will eat other pods and take away from your other fish. One of the best consumers for eating bristleworms are hawkfish, but they eventually eat other things like tubeworms, hermits, and snails. In my opinion, keep the worms.