bristleworms are no longer welcome.

[smokinreefer]

well i wouldnt go so far as to say they are detrimental, but i would agree that they greedy eaters.

i see where you guys are going with this though, detrimental in that they prey upon and may inhibit/control/eradicate the growth of certain microfauna. may prevent very delicate, finicky, shy feeders from feeding enough.

but, i really like the look of the skunk cleaner, and it is a very interesting creature. i will still keep them in my tanks, especially since i believe they provide a good service of cleaning larger fish.

alas, at the end of the reefing day, it's all about trade-offs.

so i choose shrimp over an increase of microfauna diversity.
its like the same decision you make if you want to keep the smaller sp. of wrasse. they too will impact the amount of critters in a tank.

on a side note, i really enjoy seeing the different fauna found in a system that has no predators like, small wrasse, shrimp and dragonettes.

neato.