Bristleworm attacks??

WILL2002 · 02/05/2007, 08:43 PM

I just came home and thought that my firefish was just "using mother nature" upon a closer look i saw it was a bristleworm on one side close to the rear of the firefish. has anyone seen this before or what the heck is happening? i thought bristleworms were kinda apart of the clean up crew.

Sk8r · 02/05/2007, 08:52 PM

If your 'bristleworm' has 4 tentacles on its head, it's a eunice worm. If no visible mouth and just bristles up and down its body it's only a bristleworm and harmless. My firefish manages to quarrel with one of my largest [10 inches] now and again and gets a faceful of bristles [they go away] but I never saw a bristleworm stuck TO the fish.

WILL2002 · 02/05/2007, 09:08 PM

it looked just like a bristleworm no tentacles or anything, that i saw anywas. i've always had problems with my firefish coming up missing after haveing them for a while and that just freaked me out seeing that. maybe he was just cleaning him or something?? oh this worm was only about 1.5" to maybe 2.5" max.

02/05/2007, 08:43 PM	#1
WILL2002 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Posts: 198	Bristleworm attacks?? I just came home and thought that my firefish was just "using mother nature" upon a closer look i saw it was a bristleworm on one side close to the rear of the firefish. has anyone seen this before or what the heck is happening? i thought bristleworms were kinda apart of the clean up crew.

02/05/2007, 08:52 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	If your 'bristleworm' has 4 tentacles on its head, it's a eunice worm. If no visible mouth and just bristles up and down its body it's only a bristleworm and harmless. My firefish manages to quarrel with one of my largest [10 inches] now and again and gets a faceful of bristles [they go away] but I never saw a bristleworm stuck TO the fish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/05/2007, 09:08 PM	#3
WILL2002 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Posts: 198	it looked just like a bristleworm no tentacles or anything, that i saw anywas. i've always had problems with my firefish coming up missing after haveing them for a while and that just freaked me out seeing that. maybe he was just cleaning him or something?? oh this worm was only about 1.5" to maybe 2.5" max.