Now that's a worm!!!

[DJ88]

Keys are in the pic for reference.. The rock at the bottom of the pic is FULL of bristle worms.. Up to 10 inches.

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[ 19 December 2001: Message edited by: DJ88 ]

[reefboy22]

wow thars preaty cool were is the rock from j/l? also hows the tank doin i would like to trade some corals or i have lots for sale let me know josh...

[Reefmaster]

josh you wanna trade corals for bristle worms?? oh man, lets make a deal! shane

[BCReefer]

Again not to sound stupid but – do we really want these things in our tanks?

[reefboy22]

no i dont i was saying thats alot of worms in one rock and my fish love to eat them so ya??? i was just wondering were he got it corals for worms i dont think so buddy [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[DJ88]

BCReefer,

I have always wanted these guys in my tank. I have had it happen where something died in a spot where I could not easily get to. Ie crabs snails etc. The worms go in and clean up the mess for ya.

As well they doa great job of stirring your sand bed.

I think they are great and I know lots of others do as well.

[Reefmaster]

well i got no shortage of the buggers -- actually witnessed one sperming the other night! yuk!

[canadawest]

I agree with Darren, I think they are a great clean-up addition to the tank. I spotted an even BIGGER red bristle worm in my tank a couple nights ago, feasting on the remainders in a snail shell.

Definitely a great way to ensure that nature's life cycle is completed after death in our tanks!

"You're born, you live, you die, and then you get eaten by worms... Hopefully somewhere in there you had some fun!"

[ 20 December 2001: Message edited by: canadawest ]

[Aquattro]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by canadawest:
I spotted an even BIGGER red bristle worm in my tank a couple nights ago, feasting on the remainders in a snail shell.


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Just be watchful. I have one about 20" long that eats the remains of snails after it kills them. If you find you have a bunch of dead snails that are REALLY slimey, you might have a problem.

[DJ88]

Brad,

How do you believe the worms kill the snails? They don't have a mouth to attach themselves or bite with. They eat rotting flesh by sucking it in. That is it.

I have never seen one kill anything. and in my old 90 I had one that was nearly as big as the one I have now. It would leave a small groove in the sand as it moved around at night. I watched it at night move right past many many snails, crabs and shrimp. It never attacked or killed one. Tho if I saw one that wasn't looking well in the days before it would go afer that one once it died. how I determined it wasn't going to make it or recover was it would not attach itself to the glass and climb. And I have had lots of those happen over the last year.

The threads I have here are all ones where Dr Shimek is asked various questions about bristle worms. I have read them before at one time or another and found them all to be very informative. As a marine Bio who made inverts in the ocean his career, I figure his talks about the benefits and such for bristle worms is very good info to follow.

Worms 1

Worms 2

slurpy worms

great worm thread.

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