bristle worms good or bad?

steamboatwv · 01-10-2007, 06:14 PM

I believe that is what i caught and have about 4 more in different lengths, i was just wondering if they are bad for the tank. also apparently have a brittlestar thats black and about 9 or so inches in diameter. havent gotten his pic yet.

tashier · 01-10-2007, 06:45 PM

I'm not sure if those are bristleworms or not. They seem kind of short and stubby for a bristleworm.

steamboatwv · 01-10-2007, 07:38 PM

thats what i thought but the others are 4 to 6 inches in length and look exactly the same, do they break into pieces and keep growing?? and here is my camera shy star.. what he would let me see of him anyhow, will try to get a better pic soon. and here is a pic also of one of the little buggers poking out a hole the worm that is, will still try to get one of the big worm thats in there, and if it is bristle worms are they bad to have in the tank?

LeslieH · 01-11-2007, 11:37 AM

You've got just a piece. It's upside down & the appendages don't look right because there's no enough water so I can't tell if it's an amphinomid or an eunicid fragment. Some of the worms can reproduce by regrowing from fragments if the piece is big enough.

steamboatwv · 01-11-2007, 12:47 PM

I'll try to get a bigger one and get a better pic, i have caught about 15 of them so far and all are less than an inch long I am not breaking them up they are out on the rocks and i'm sucking them into a baster whole. here is a better pic of whats in my tank, do i need to find a way to get rid of them and if so please tell me how. if not i need to quit chasing the little buggers down..lol.. thanks

ChrisPrusha · 01-13-2007, 07:31 AM

That's a bristle worm in the post above this one. Most bristles are harmless scavengers and I have always just left them in the tank.

Loverotties · 01-13-2007, 01:14 PM

The last pick is a bristle worm and they're ok.

Jflip2002 · 01-13-2007, 01:17 PM

I thought they were better than Ok.. I thought they were good for your tank. Either flyguy or whiskey have like a 3 ft. long bristleworm in their sump. Ive actually seen a few sites that sell bristle worms for about $1 a piece. Leave i tin there, it wont harm anything.

steamboatwv · 01-13-2007, 01:23 PM

ok thanks, i just didnt know if he was one of the bad ones.. i know there is one kind my brother had years back that was apparently a monster for his tank and killed some things. but he wasnt around to ask so thanks again i'll quit chasing them down, i did catch around 25 of them total but now i have only seen a few more in the night crawling around only one was bigger than 3 inches....

Fishypoo · 01-21-2007, 06:40 PM

I had lots of bristleworms in my tank. I was ordering from an online vendor, www.tropicaloceanreef.com, and was advised to order some wrasse to help control them. It did the trick.
The last time I got them, a local shop told me they had to go.
They had me remove all animals, and flood the tank w/ fresh water. (what a hassle) They came back within a month. Now I just try to control their population w/ some wrasse.

dobejazz · 01-21-2007, 06:52 PM

Welcome to TRT Fishypoo.

ChrisPrusha · 01-21-2007, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishypoo

I had lots of bristleworms in my tank. I was ordering from an online vendor, www.tropicaloceanreef.com, and was advised to order some wrasse to help control them. It did the trick.
The last time I got them, a local shop told me they had to go.
They had me remove all animals, and flood the tank w/ fresh water. (what a hassle) They came back within a month. Now I just try to control their population w/ some wrasse.

Welcome aboard, Fishypoo!! w00000000000000000000000t!!!

And I think you got some bad advice from your local shop...I don't believe they deserve the bad rep they sometimes get.

Fishypoo · 01-25-2007, 07:56 PM

The Online Fish Dudes Also Told Me.................................
Even Though Brissle Worms Do Turn Over Your Sand Bed, When A Fish Comes In Contact With A Worm By Rubbing Up Next To It, Or The Brissle Worm Touches A Sleeping Fish, The Brissles Can Break Off And Can Damage The Fish. Even Worse, It Can Cause An Infection, And The Fish Will Die!
I Guess Local Shops Have Good Points, And Bad Points.
Sometimes It May Be "who In The Shop" You Talk To.
I Guess You Have To Be Careful Where You Get Your Advice, No Matter Where It Comes From!!

steamboatwv · 01-25-2007, 08:26 PM

well i have an estimate of 75 to 100 of these little buggers, but from what i have read and the info i got from here they are not bad at all to have ya just dont want them to get tooo populated which is understandable with just about any of one species in your tank... so i did invest in one 6 line, he is only bout 2 inches in length but i think he will do fine in getting rid of alot of the small worms and will only leave me with the larger ones to tend with which works out good, the larger ones will turn the bed for me as where the little ones just go in and out the rocks.... ty for all the info.....

Wiskey · 01-26-2007, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jflip2002

I thought they were better than Ok.. I thought they were good for your tank. Either flyguy or whiskey have like a 3 ft. long bristleworm in their sump. Ive actually seen a few sites that sell bristle worms for about $1 a piece. Leave i tin there, it wont harm anything.

Not me,... but I also like bristleworms.

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