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Old 02-06-2011, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by The Grizz View Post
Riddle me this then......... if BRISTEL worms ( and thanks to Tony for correcting my spelling ) are scavenger's and we all know they are, how come then not one of my dieing clams had a BW inside the clam amongst all the goo when I have taken them out of the tank. I pulled the latest one out today and there where none in sight and the lights had not come on yet.

Tony we all know you where just us bad spellers
Have you ever watched a bristle worm feed on a dead organism before? Most reach out from the little hiding hole that they live in to feed. They don't all jump right in and wallow in the corpse like pigs in mud. Most also spook and retract right away when discovered.
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