Bristleworm Bonanza

[asylumdown]

I wonder if there's a bunch of different species, the guys in my tank don't look like they have the kind of mouth parts that could eat coral. I've watched them eat the small size of pellets and they seem to consume by engulfing, it didn't look like they could easily bite something

[Coasting]

I have NEVER had an issue with any munching on coral, got some pretty monster ones since I over feed. They also seem to come in different shades of colours as it appears too. Everything from a nice bright orange/red to such a dull colourless grey. Worst they've done is give my fingers a nice jab when I tried to poke them out of the GSP on the sand... seems to be a favourite hiding spot. In which case then the Anemones get to eat.

[Dearth]

The problem is with several hundred species of bristle worm from what I have read browsing several forums and reputed websites most bristle worms are "deemed" reef safe but that comes with a caveat that after after many species reach a certain size their eating habits could change and most reef enthusiasts tend to remove larger specimens from their tank to be safe but at what size is deemed to be too large that seems to be the question that puzzles just about everybody.