pest id

bluetang_2000 · 08/06/2009, 10:43 PM

Could someone please help me identify this?

awilson500 · 08/06/2009, 10:51 PM

Looks like a bristle worm to me. I wouldn't call it a pest.

kkdoughboy · 08/06/2009, 10:55 PM

Haha yeah def Bristleworm. I would get rid of it if I were you. I can send you a pic of the infestation I have of 12"+ bristleworms. They don't initially Burt anything but when they get serh grosse they are a pain in the butt with your corals. Feed it to a nice smallmouth bass on the river!!!!

bluetang_2000 · 08/06/2009, 11:05 PM

good to know that. It's dead now in freshwater. It was hiding underneath a pump before I took the pump out. how can I tell if there are more that are bothering corals?

ILoveReefer · 08/06/2009, 11:34 PM

Bristle worms are scavengers, they eat detritus, dead fish and dead coral. A valuable asset to have in our reef tanks. They will eat dead coral, many see this and think they are to blame for the loss of the coral. The same goes for fish. Their just cleaning up, and they are very effective and fast in this task.

JuliusJames · 08/07/2009, 12:01 AM

Definately a bristleworm

awilson500 · 08/07/2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ILoveReefer
Bristle worms are scavengers, they eat detritus, dead fish and dead coral. A valuable asset to have in our reef tanks. They will eat dead coral, many see this and think they are to blame for the loss of the coral. The same goes for fish. Their just cleaning up, and they are very effective and fast in this task.

I agree with Reefer I consider this little guy to be helpful with the circle of life in the reef. Although if allowed to grow they can get very large and destructive. I keep mine under control with fish that like bristleworm for a snack.

Toddrtrex · 08/07/2009, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ILoveReefer
Bristle worms are scavengers, they eat detritus, dead fish and dead coral. A valuable asset to have in our reef tanks. They will eat dead coral, many see this and think they are to blame for the loss of the coral. The same goes for fish. Their just cleaning up, and they are very effective and fast in this task.

I have to concur. And the odds are good that you said it better then I would have.

I wouldn't want a tank without bristle worms.

bluetang_2000 · 08/07/2009, 08:22 AM

thanks for the excellent info.

BeanMachine · 08/07/2009, 12:36 PM

I've got one in my tank, maybe 8"... I call him Frank.

08/06/2009, 10:43 PM	#1
bluetang_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bayarea Posts: 469	pest id Could someone please help me identify this?

08/06/2009, 10:51 PM	#2
awilson500 MarkSativa Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 41° 17' 11.70" N 85° 51'07.12" W Posts: 362	Looks like a bristle worm to me. I wouldn't call it a pest. __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon AGA Pre-Drilled, 30 gallon diy sump, TEK T-5 Lighting, 79.5 degress, 1.025salinty, 8.2 to 8.53pH

08/06/2009, 10:55 PM	#3
kkdoughboy Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nazareth, Pennsylvania Posts: 356	Haha yeah def Bristleworm. I would get rid of it if I were you. I can send you a pic of the infestation I have of 12"+ bristleworms. They don't initially Burt anything but when they get serh grosse they are a pain in the butt with your corals. Feed it to a nice smallmouth bass on the river!!!!

08/06/2009, 11:05 PM	#4
bluetang_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bayarea Posts: 469	good to know that. It's dead now in freshwater. It was hiding underneath a pump before I took the pump out. how can I tell if there are more that are bothering corals?

08/06/2009, 11:34 PM	#5
ILoveReefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheektowaga Posts: 851	Bristle worms are scavengers, they eat detritus, dead fish and dead coral. A valuable asset to have in our reef tanks. They will eat dead coral, many see this and think they are to blame for the loss of the coral. The same goes for fish. Their just cleaning up, and they are very effective and fast in this task.

08/07/2009, 12:01 AM	#6
JuliusJames ReefB4H**s Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 623	Definately a bristleworm

08/07/2009, 08:22 AM	#9
bluetang_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bayarea Posts: 469	thanks for the excellent info.

08/07/2009, 12:36 PM	#10
BeanMachine Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 11,200	I've got one in my tank, maybe 8"... I call him Frank.