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Old 11-01-2009, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by naesco View Post
Dr. Shimek, who is kind of the expert on these things says they are not OK.
They are predators. They search the sand and rock and eat all the small critters that are necessary for the sand bed including the larvae of pods which are essential food for some of the fish like mandarins who need they to survive.
I don't know why some LFS continue to stock them.

Thanks for asking before you buy.
NAESCO could you send the link on where you found this information I would like to read more about it. Are bristle worms also a bad thing to have in ones tank for I found one the other day in my tank and all the comments I have found on them argue both sides… so….??
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