What is the best method to trap brittle worms ?

lastlight · #1 07-26-2011, 03:38 AM

I was trying to catch my cleaner shrimp before I did a red bugs treatment. Inverted pop bottle which it sounds like you've tried. Just make sure it is wedged in a way that it slopes into and touches the rockwork. The worms will need to be able to go right from rock to bottle I think. I caught one of my massive ones but no shrimp.

For some reason I decided to toss it back in... I'm sure they cleanup well for a tank. My only regret was aimlessly tossing it back in. Landed on my favia and left a bunhc of bristles in its tissue for a few days.

Good luck!

BlueWorldAquatic · #2 07-26-2011, 04:05 AM

Use Krill, it works the best for me.

Make a trap out of a 2oz plastic container and lid like you would get for condiments from a fast food restraunt. Cut the lid with an "X" like the lid of a beverage cup for the straw. Push it in lightly so the "X" is pointing inwards. The night before you insert the trap, spot feed the fish, this way the worms will come out more cuz they are hungry.

Worked for me... Second choice is a coral banded shrimp, an Melenarous wrasses, and arrow crabs.

Ken - BWA

Madreefer · #3 07-26-2011, 04:11 AM

Put a peice of UNCOOKED shrimp in a nylon. The bristtle worms go in and cant get out.
http://www.aquariumlighting.com/reta...faf640ab20d29f
These work as well, i just put dry fish food in it as bait

HL649 · #4 07-26-2011, 02:15 PM

If you catch any, I'll take them all.

dsaundry · #5 07-26-2011, 03:49 PM

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stop feeding your tank so much and the numbers will drop

+++++++1

reef93 · #6 07-27-2011, 12:29 AM

WOW ... I should have asked you guys a long time ago, tonight I am going to try every single tip from your advice and let's see how many of them I can harvest in the next couple days

And I am going to chop them into a thousand pieces, not by toilet flushing

... so to HL649, don't even think that I will send any of them to you.

msjboy · #7 07-27-2011, 02:45 AM

isn't there a cheap Coralife Trap'Em. Supposedly works.. read the reviews at Marinedepot.com site on the item. i believe it's available locally...

msjboy

reef93 · #8 07-28-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

Use Krill, it works the best for me.

Make a trap out of a 2oz plastic container and lid like you would get for condiments from a fast food restraunt. Cut the lid with an "X" like the lid of a beverage cup for the straw. Push it in lightly so the "X" is pointing inwards. The night before you insert the trap, spot feed the fish, this way the worms will come out more cuz they are hungry.

Worked for me... Second choice is a coral banded shrimp, an Melenarous wrasses, and arrow crabs.

Ken - BWA

I actually started to make a container trap last night because I couln't find the right one the night before. And guess what I got this morning ... a worm almost 10 inches long with a half inch width, plus another 4 fatty ones 6 inches long inside my trap

A total of 5 from my harvesting. I caught the 10 inch that was themostwantedbiggestbugger living inside my rock right in front of the tank. It really makes my day, Ken

Thank you so much, thank you ... I will continue to do that until all of them are gone. The next step is I am going to find a nylon material to add more traps for some small places too.