live rock bugs

mytank90 · #1 07-30-2009, 11:06 AM

does anyone happen know a site to goto to get info on bugs you get in your live rock?happen to turn a flash light onto my tank today and saw my rock had lots of small bugs that look like millipeads and just wondering what they are and if harmfull

hummer · #2 07-30-2009, 01:08 PM

You can start with this link:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=22037

I think I might have a few others at home. I can send them to you tonight when I'm off work. What you saw that looked like a millipead might be a bristleworm. They are good scavengers.

noirsphynx · #3 07-30-2009, 03:13 PM

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-id-sites.html

lastlight · #4 07-30-2009, 03:14 PM

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

Snaz · #5 07-30-2009, 03:32 PM

If they look like this it might be time for the bleach.

Leah · #6 07-30-2009, 04:09 PM

Yuck! ^^^hehe!^^^ I would be out asap!

365seasons · #7 07-30-2009, 06:05 PM

Chances are they are bristleworms.
harmless scavengers. They can pose problems when they get too large, but there is ways to catch them.
Some people use tweezers, Andy likes to suck them out with a turkey baster.
There is also a wide range of traps available to catch them, or you can just make a pop bottle trap with a cocktail shrimp in it.

RuGlu6 · #8 07-30-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snaz

If they look like this it might be time for the bleach.

LOL
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this one is my Mandarin's goby favorite food