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Old 03-30-2011, 03:47 AM
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My friend has found some random creatures in his new Sw setup and being that we are all stricktly FW people we have no idea what they are.. Any help is appreciated for us newbs lol. Will post pics in 5 minutes

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Old 03-30-2011, 03:54 AM
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looks like a bristle worm
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Old 03-30-2011, 04:03 AM
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Yeah just looks like a haggard bristleworm
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Old 03-30-2011, 04:12 AM
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Don`t touch him with your fingers, his bristles will get stuck in your fingers... It sucks
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Old 03-30-2011, 04:19 AM
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There is only about 10 pounds of rock in the tank but there is quite a few of these worms in there. There is just 3 damsels and some hermit crabs right now. What would be better to control these worms? Would i need a number of arrow crabs or wrasses for this 90 gallon setup? Thanks guys
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:17 AM
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imo, any measure taken to get rid of bristle worms this early on in your tank is quite unnecessary as they are beneficial detritivores for any aquarium. unless you find them tremendously aesthetically unappealing, i'd just leave them and let them do their job.
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:20 AM
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imo, any measure taken to get rid of bristle worms this early on in your tank is quite unnecessary as they are beneficial detritivores for any aquarium. unless you find them tremendously aesthetically unappealing, i'd just leave them and let them do their job.
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imo, any measure taken to get rid of bristle worms this early on in your tank is quite unnecessary as they are beneficial detritivores for any aquarium. unless you find them tremendously aesthetically unappealing, i'd just leave them and let them do their job.
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i have them in my tank as well and i always see them crusin around at night once the lights go out. no threat that i know of but they do multiply a lot. and dont touch them. ive been it a few times un knowingly and it sucks a bunch
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Old 03-30-2011, 03:07 PM
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Lol. Ok. Sounds good tome and i will let him know. We just got concerner now that the algae bloom is going away we just noticed them sticking out of the live rock.. Was creepy to him lol

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