Caught a bristle worm

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

Yeah I felt kinda bad getting rid of him but I can't take the chance that someday my daughter grabs a piece of rock or something and gets stung. If it were just me I'd probably have left it.

Curious why your daughter might be grabbing rocks in the tank??

[BC564]

I was thinking the same thing......why can I picture peanut butter covered fingers in the fish tank?

[Whiston]

It's my belief that for every worm you see in your tank, there are thirty more of them that you don't see. Possibly more.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Curious why your daughter might be grabbing rocks in the tank??

I had the same thought, Hmm

[Coasting]

Would that not be the same as saying, she shouldn't go outside, might touch poison ivy/stinging nettle?

I don't find their sting all that bad really and not all that frequent either, little more rare then anything. Tingles a bit then goes away, unless I get the hairs embedded in my fingers, then it itches and stings for a few days. NEVER as bad as touching those plants outside. I pick up bristle worms in my tank all the time, hand feed them to the anemones. It's usually when I touch them when their escaping the anemone that they sting.

[Rogue951]

When I feed so many come out I can afford to toss a few.

and yes I know that means I got too much food in the tank for them to multiply so much but im working on that.

Used to have plagues of micro bristle stars. now it's bristle worms.