i have worms are they safe????

aquaholic33 · 11/23/2007, 12:21 AM

aquaholic33 · 11/23/2007, 12:22 AM

anybody

Ebmorri · 11/23/2007, 12:28 AM

Hard to tell for sure but they look like bristleworms. As long as you don't have a ton of them they are fine, if you have a ton of them it mostly due to over feeding so cut back there. As they act as part of your cleanup crew the more they have to eat the more they will reproduce. Some people dont like them just because they way they look. If you decide to get rid of them do not just pick them up or you will find out why they are called bristleworm. If you do ever touch one make sure you have so white vinager handy and pour that over the area.

Erick

aquaholic33 · 11/23/2007, 12:36 AM

thanks, do they have any natural predators?

Ebmorri · 11/23/2007, 12:40 AM

Longnosed Hawkfish. Maybe a line wrasse if they are small. Like I have picked some out by tweezers mayself. If you have so many they are of concern remember to watch how much you feed.

http://melevsreef.com/id/ln_hawkfish.html

Erick

iwishtofish · 11/23/2007, 12:41 AM

I heard that coral banded shrimp like to munch on them, but I can't positively verify that.

I do know that after I used a turkey baster to move a few bristleworms from my sump to my display (good cleanup crew), I haven't seen any in the display since I added my two mated coral banded shrimp.

MalHavoc · 11/23/2007, 04:43 AM

Leave them alone - they are beneficial to your aquarium. they eat uneaten foods and detritus. They will not harm coral or go after living fish.

aquaholic33 · 11/23/2007, 04:46 AM

thanks thats what i needed to hear. As long as they are no threat to my corals i am fine with them. Just wanted to make sure they weren't something to be concerned about.

11/23/2007, 12:21 AM	#1
aquaholic33 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: clayton north carolina Posts: 121	i have worms are they safe???? __________________ If you can't fit in your tank it's to small. Current Tank Info: 180 gallon with a 90 gallon sump filter setup.Running 2 tidepoolII 1 magnum w/micron filter. As for fish I have 1 yellow tang/3 hippo tangs/1 yellow eye tang/purple tang,siz line wrasse

11/23/2007, 12:22 AM	#2
aquaholic33 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: clayton north carolina Posts: 121	anybody __________________ If you can't fit in your tank it's to small. Current Tank Info: 180 gallon with a 90 gallon sump filter setup.Running 2 tidepoolII 1 magnum w/micron filter. As for fish I have 1 yellow tang/3 hippo tangs/1 yellow eye tang/purple tang,siz line wrasse

11/23/2007, 12:36 AM	#4
aquaholic33 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: clayton north carolina Posts: 121	thanks, do they have any natural predators? __________________ If you can't fit in your tank it's to small. Current Tank Info: 180 gallon with a 90 gallon sump filter setup.Running 2 tidepoolII 1 magnum w/micron filter. As for fish I have 1 yellow tang/3 hippo tangs/1 yellow eye tang/purple tang,siz line wrasse

11/23/2007, 04:43 AM	#7
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	Leave them alone - they are beneficial to your aquarium. they eat uneaten foods and detritus. They will not harm coral or go after living fish. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick

11/23/2007, 04:46 AM	#8
aquaholic33 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: clayton north carolina Posts: 121	thanks thats what i needed to hear. As long as they are no threat to my corals i am fine with them. Just wanted to make sure they weren't something to be concerned about. __________________ If you can't fit in your tank it's to small. Current Tank Info: 180 gallon with a 90 gallon sump filter setup.Running 2 tidepoolII 1 magnum w/micron filter. As for fish I have 1 yellow tang/3 hippo tangs/1 yellow eye tang/purple tang,siz line wrasse

11/23/2007, 12:28 AM	#3
Ebmorri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 662	Hard to tell for sure but they look like bristleworms. As long as you don't have a ton of them they are fine, if you have a ton of them it mostly due to over feeding so cut back there. As they act as part of your cleanup crew the more they have to eat the more they will reproduce. Some people dont like them just because they way they look. If you decide to get rid of them do not just pick them up or you will find out why they are called bristleworm. If you do ever touch one make sure you have so white vinager handy and pour that over the area. Erick

11/23/2007, 12:40 AM	#5
Ebmorri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 662	Longnosed Hawkfish. Maybe a line wrasse if they are small. Like I have picked some out by tweezers mayself. If you have so many they are of concern remember to watch how much you feed. http://melevsreef.com/id/ln_hawkfish.html Erick

11/23/2007, 12:41 AM	#6
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	I heard that coral banded shrimp like to munch on them, but I can't positively verify that. I do know that after I used a turkey baster to move a few bristleworms from my sump to my display (good cleanup crew), I haven't seen any in the display since I added my two mated coral banded shrimp.