added a arrow crab to control some of the worms...

XtremeFromHell · 10/15/2009, 01:45 PM

well i went ahead and decided to get a arrow crab after doing some research... i decided to add him to keep control of the bristle worm population because i have a ton of them! i added him before any fish because i do not plan to keep him...i wouldnt want to hurt any fish

just yesterday i noticed him with a snail in hand.

well here is a vid i just made of the tanks current state with the hermits and arrow crab

Pimps · 10/15/2009, 01:59 PM

Cool video! I'll keep this tactic in mind if i ever encounter a worm problem

dave90ztt · 10/16/2009, 06:17 AM

I heard arrow crabs do wonders for bristleworms. You could always try a trap if the arrow doesnt take care of the problem.

rjwilcox · 10/16/2009, 07:16 AM

use the arrow crab. i had what seemed like thousands of them. he got every last one of them. i tried the traps and pantie hose with no luck. the crab does wonders. make sure you feed him or give him to someone with the same problem after the worms are gone. sadly mine died when food got low.

10/15/2009, 01:45 PM	#1
XtremeFromHell Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Miami, FL (hialeah area) Posts: 735	added a arrow crab to control some of the worms... well i went ahead and decided to get a arrow crab after doing some research... i decided to add him to keep control of the bristle worm population because i have a ton of them! i added him before any fish because i do not plan to keep him...i wouldnt want to hurt any fish just yesterday i noticed him with a snail in hand. well here is a vid i just made of the tanks current state with the hermits and arrow crab

10/15/2009, 01:59 PM	#2
Pimps Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 239	Cool video! I'll keep this tactic in mind if i ever encounter a worm problem __________________ Current Project: 35gallon tank, BakPak2, 2inch sand bed black Tahitian sand, 15lbs cured Fiji rock - Currently cycling Current Tank Info: 25g f/w, 35g s/w

10/16/2009, 06:17 AM	#3
dave90ztt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sioux Falls SD Posts: 87	I heard arrow crabs do wonders for bristleworms. You could always try a trap if the arrow doesnt take care of the problem.

10/16/2009, 07:16 AM	#4
rjwilcox Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 60	use the arrow crab. i had what seemed like thousands of them. he got every last one of them. i tried the traps and pantie hose with no luck. the crab does wonders. make sure you feed him or give him to someone with the same problem after the worms are gone. sadly mine died when food got low.