Bristle worm infestation!

doch · #1 11-14-2011, 03:16 PM

Excellent... just grabbed 2 of those too! I'm not really worried about the worms, but started thinking that they would be a good food source since there are so many of them. It works out really well that I already have a couple of things that should eat them!

gobytron · #2 11-14-2011, 04:55 PM

I used to really enjoy watching my old coral banded shrimp go to town on bristleworms...

IN fact, maybe it's time for another one of those guys...

lastlight · #3 11-14-2011, 06:46 PM

My royal gramma emerges from his nook every now and then with a full beard and I always get a good laugh (now that I know it's no big deal).

Come to think of it since getting a melanarus I don't see any emerge from the rockwork during feeding time. Lately the only I come across live in the small divot between the stream 2 pumps and the magnet mounts. Guaranteed to find one behind all 4 pumps every time I clean them.

Madreefer · #4 11-14-2011, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

My royal gramma emerges from his nook every now and then with a full beard and I always get a good laugh (now that I know it's no big deal).

Come to think of it since getting a melanarus I don't see any emerge from the rockwork during feeding time. Lately the only I come across live in the small divot between the stream 2 pumps and the magnet mounts. Guaranteed to find one behind all 4 pumps every time I clean them.

My potters wrasse had a facefull, even in an eye. Never ate after that and died. Just happened 2 weeks ago.

gobytron · #5 11-14-2011, 07:50 PM

how do you know it was from a bristleworm?
theres certainly many more potential candidates in your tank, no?...

Madreefer · #6 11-14-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by gobytron

how do you know it was from a bristleworm?
theres certainly many more potential candidates in your tank, no?...

'Cause when I grabbed on to a rock a while back that had a huge brisstle worm on or in it I had the same brisstles in my hand. What else would be in there to cause that?

daniella3d · #7 11-14-2011, 10:08 PM

a bristle worm for sure. I get those bristles in my fingers all the time and they are like glass needles. I can imagine that it is enough to cause a fish to become blind and stop eating or get an infection.

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

'Cause when I grabbed on to a rock a while back that had a huge brisstle worm on or in it I had the same brisstles in my hand. What else would be in there to cause that?

boxfisher · #8 11-15-2011, 12:51 AM

my cleaner shrimp will even eat the smaller ones that climb into his area