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tgoeujon 04-17-2008 11:44 PM

bristle worms
 
does anyone know of a small fish that can live with seahorses and will get rid of bristleworms. i seem to have had an explosion in my 12 gallon

Zoaelite 04-18-2008 12:30 AM

Why
 
You dont have to many smaller fish interested in bristle worms. Question though, why are you interested in getting rid of those wonderful detrivores?
Levi

tgoeujon 04-18-2008 05:46 AM

they are everywhere, dont need to get rid of all of them but cutting down the population would be nice

landshark 04-18-2008 06:32 AM

bristleworms
 
Bristleworms will consume leftover particles of food in your tank. If you have an explosion, you have alot of available food for them to eat. Try cutting back how much you feed. The worms will slowly die off because their food supply will be limited. Just my opinion.

Starry 04-18-2008 06:41 AM

Coral Banded Shrimp are reputed to eat bristle worms. Dono how they would do with yer ponys though

hecks220 04-18-2008 06:46 AM

Arrow crabs are a natural predator, as well as a few other fish

fkshiu 04-18-2008 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landshark (Post 318926)
Bristleworms will consume leftover particles of food in your tank. If you have an explosion, you have alot of available food for them to eat. Try cutting back how much you feed. The worms will slowly die off because their food supply will be limited. Just my opinion.


bingo!

untamed 04-18-2008 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by landshark (Post 318926)
Bristleworms will consume leftover particles of food in your tank. If you have an explosion, you have alot of available food for them to eat. Try cutting back how much you feed. The worms will slowly die off because their food supply will be limited. Just my opinion.


Yes again. You could also increase the amount of cleaning you are doing to reduce their food.

Flash 04-23-2008 07:00 PM

I had a friend that had WAY too many in his tank and he just used tweezers to pluck a few from the tank.... but yes I suspect cut back on amount your feeding!


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