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08/11/2007, 12:29 PM
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Is this a good worm or a bad worm
Have a few of these guys bopping around the tank, they dont seem to be hurting anything and in fact seem to be helping keep things clean.... managed to suck one into a turkey baster today! ID anyone?
 
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08/11/2007, 12:51 PM
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It's a bristleworm, they are detrivores and will clean your tank of decaying matter. Check out Melev's ID site here. TinMan
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08/11/2007, 12:55 PM
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awesome thats what I thought, but you know how it is in this hobby.... always want to be sure
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08/11/2007, 12:59 PM
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08/11/2007, 01:02 PM
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Bristle Worm ,Contact with skin causes extreme burning sensation and swelling.
They may feed on corals ,clams,anemones. Small ones no so bad , I pulled a 4in one from the bottem of a dieing gargonia . My copperband desimated the sandbed population. |
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08/11/2007, 01:55 PM
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Usually when they feed on corals, clams, and anemones they are usually dead or dying.
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08/11/2007, 02:18 PM
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nevertheless you should know the potential,I've been hit and did't like it.
The gargonias base stopped receeding and bounced back, I still propigate it regularly. I've only read that they prey on other corals |
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08/11/2007, 04:48 PM
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There is no potential for this worm to feed on live corals. Only one species of fireworm feeds on live corals and this isn't it. It's extremely rare.
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08/11/2007, 04:59 PM
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good worm.
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