tube worms

[racerX]

My 55gal. is becoming over run with them. they are on every inch of every rock i have. and there are some on the glass in between cleanings. I know my butterfly in my bigger tank eats them right? would it be ok to put him in there for a week or two just to cut them down? hes not full grown. would moving him be too much stress and cause problems? I've read hes a hardy fish.

thanks guys, its good to be back.

 

[OrionGirl]

As long as the water parameters between the tank is the same, it shouldn't cause him too much stress to move--but make sure there's nothing else in there that he'll pick on. Fish introduced to deal with a pest often don't behave as desired.

 

[racerX]

well I have some xenia and a hammer coral in there but from what i've read he should leave those alone. the rest of that tank is peaseful. the temp is a degree or two different and the amonia levels are a tenth or so off so I would still need to accl. him the same as when i bring a new fish home right. take some from his tank and put him in that and add alittle from the new tank in small incriments?

 

[OrionGirl]

If there is ammonia in ths tank you're moving him too--I wouldn't. Wait until the tank stabilizes and the ammonia goes away. It will definitely stress the heck out of him to be moved into water with ammonia--and he will make it worse, by contributing to the waste load.

You can always pop the tube worms off yourself with a scraper--but they are harmless, so I'd probably just leave them be, especially if the tank hasn't finished cycling.

 

[racerX]

No the tank with all the tube worms is about ten months old now. the one hes in is about four months old. I just don't like how many tubeworms/ featherdusters there are in there. no amonia, no cycling here. Just everything has been goin good so i haven't been on here asking to many questions.