Photo of an actual Fireworm - Page 2

Tflow256 · 01/17/2014, 10:39 PM

It's a shame these are harmful. I think they're awesome looking. I would legit like to setup a small tank just to keep a bunch of these guys in lol

adelgado89 · 06/26/2014, 04:58 PM

I have one of these in my tank that I cant get rid off

g.Smith · 09/13/2014, 12:23 PM

Found this guy yesterday and caught him overnight with a little contraption I made out of a travel toothbrush lid and a piece of plastic from a Togo cup cut to fit. I angled it inward to make it easy for it to push it's way in for food but not so easy to push out.

Aerosol · 09/13/2014, 01:36 PM

g.Smith, that looks like a regular bristle worm.

Dr.Brain Coral · 09/13/2014, 02:19 PM

I dont even think they are the same worms

banjowalker · 11/07/2014, 02:24 PM

Looking at this thread is making me look forward to the things I'll find after my live rock introduction. (Sarcasm)

Fredericks · 11/25/2014, 08:10 PM

My fingers have nightmares about those things, along with bristleworms.

E572 · 05/23/2015, 03:28 PM

Wow, so amazing the life in the sea.

rt67ghy · 06/19/2015, 02:20 AM

Here's a video of the mother of them all. Enjoy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-JWkiIozGI

hotelbravo · 06/24/2015, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g.Smith

Found this guy yesterday and caught him overnight with a little contraption I made out of a travel toothbrush lid and a piece of plastic from a Togo cup cut to fit. I angled it inward to make it easy for it to push it's way in for food but not so easy to push out.

that is not a fireworm its a harmless bristleworm which is very beneficial.

Ron Reefman · 08/08/2015, 05:15 AM

This is from our most recent trip to the Florida Keys. We are in about 2 to 3' of water and 50' off the beach at a small island known as Money Key.

ThroThra · 08/22/2016, 07:21 PM

Ok, would anyone be willing to ship out their fire worms once my crown cone eats all the fulgida worms out of my tank?

I dont want him to go hungry once the pests are gone.

SeaCucumberFan · 08/28/2016, 06:31 PM

How do I know the difference between fireworms and bristleworms?

Dkuhlmann · 08/30/2016, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaCucumberFan

How do I know the difference between fireworms and bristleworms?

Didn't you look at the pictures in this thread? They really don't look that much alike IMO. You can also Google fire worm and bristle worm difference.

Dkuhlmann · 08/30/2016, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThroThra

Ok, would anyone be willing to ship out their fire worms once my crown cone eats all the fulgida worms out of my tank?

I dont want him to go hungry once the pests are gone.

This is why it's best not to buy a critter to do a particular job and once the food source is gone they will perish because they only eat one particular food, which at times can be very hard to find. FYI Fire worms are not that common in the hobby.

Another example of this is Harlequin shrimp. People buy them to eat the hundreds of Asterina starfish in their tanks but are unwilling to buy chocolate chip stars to feed them.

jkellyii02588 · 08/11/2017, 08:50 PM

Need help, what is this?

ronok · 09/16/2017, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by superman0440

are they harmful

Although they are tiny, a sting from a bearded fireworm can be extremely painful.

09/13/2014, 12:23 PM	#28
g.Smith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 13	Found this guy yesterday and caught him overnight with a little contraption I made out of a travel toothbrush lid and a piece of plastic from a Togo cup cut to fit. I angled it inward to make it easy for it to push it's way in for food but not so easy to push out. __________________ Biocube 29

09/13/2014, 01:36 PM	#29
Aerosol Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 61	g.Smith, that looks like a regular bristle worm. __________________ Wes Current Tank Info: 55g. Hermits, peppermint shrimp, trochus snails, cerith snails, stomatella snails, nassarius snails, margarita snails, serpent stars, worms, pods.

08/08/2015, 05:15 AM	#36
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	This is from our most recent trip to the Florida Keys. We are in about 2 to 3' of water and 50' off the beach at a small island known as Money Key. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

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01/17/2014, 10:39 PM	#26
Tflow256 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Altoona, PA Posts: 147	It's a shame these are harmful. I think they're awesome looking. I would legit like to setup a small tank just to keep a bunch of these guys in lol

06/26/2014, 04:58 PM	#27
adelgado89 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 18	I have one of these in my tank that I cant get rid off

09/13/2014, 02:19 PM	#30
Dr.Brain Coral Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 46	I dont even think they are the same worms

11/07/2014, 02:24 PM	#31
banjowalker Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 176	Looking at this thread is making me look forward to the things I'll find after my live rock introduction. (Sarcasm)

11/25/2014, 08:10 PM	#32
Fredericks Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 26	My fingers have nightmares about those things, along with bristleworms.

05/23/2015, 03:28 PM	#33
E572 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 58	Wow, so amazing the life in the sea.

06/19/2015, 02:20 AM	#34
rt67ghy Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 984	Here's a video of the mother of them all. Enjoy!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-JWkiIozGI

08/22/2016, 07:21 PM	#37
ThroThra Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 52	Ok, would anyone be willing to ship out their fire worms once my crown cone eats all the fulgida worms out of my tank? I dont want him to go hungry once the pests are gone.

08/28/2016, 06:31 PM	#38
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	How do I know the difference between fireworms and bristleworms?