bristleworms love me so I pet them

Netofficer3710 · 06/19/2011, 02:15 PM

does anyone else have this issue? I have been setting up my new 125 FOWLR and I have been stung 3 times in the past week!

I never felt it but I noticed when the bristle brushed across something.
if you have ever gotten a wire bristle from a cleaning brush or wire wheel in your hand it is almost identical.

luckily I am clearly not allergic and even though my rock is FULL of these guys they are all small.

I must say I do enjoy the large ones in my reef come out at feeding time though. I actually really enjoy these guys and can't wait to find a 1 footer like I keep hearing about.

NirvanaFan · 06/19/2011, 02:17 PM

I've never seen a 1 footer, but have seen them 8+ inches and bigger around than a sharpie. Some people use duct tape to get the bristles out, but I just put my finger in a cup of lemon juice. It smells better than vinegar.

Angel*Fish · 06/19/2011, 05:10 PM

Of all the worms I've had, my only stings have come from anemones. I don't think I've ever touched a worm - move slower

WaterKeeper · 06/19/2011, 05:37 PM

Pettimg them huh. While bristles are essentilly harmless they do sting an unprotected finger. If you have a fetish for your new pets' then gloves are in order.

Netofficer3710 · 06/19/2011, 06:53 PM

I don't ACTUALLY pet them,but I keep working in a cloudy tank and getting single bristles here and there.
I do like to watch them though.

TXSea · 06/19/2011, 07:16 PM

Um.. do cooked bristleworms count as seafood?

WaterKeeper · 06/19/2011, 08:08 PM

Sure, if you are into a worm thingy in your diet.

Anyone know what the fatty acid content is of a bristle worm.

pentrix2 · 06/20/2011, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterKeeper

Pettimg them huh. While bristles are essentilly harmless they do sting an unprotected finger. If you have a fetish for your new pets' then gloves are in order.

hahaha

Pen

TwistedNerve · 06/20/2011, 02:03 PM

We could ask Andrew Zimmer. I get stung by bristleworms quite a bit. The lemon/vinegar works good for it.

disc1 · 06/20/2011, 02:06 PM

Even if you are not allergic now, you should still be careful. You can develop allergies to things like this quite suddenly and without much warning after repeated exposure.

06/19/2011, 02:15 PM	#1
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	bristleworms love me so I pet them does anyone else have this issue? I have been setting up my new 125 FOWLR and I have been stung 3 times in the past week! I never felt it but I noticed when the bristle brushed across something. if you have ever gotten a wire bristle from a cleaning brush or wire wheel in your hand it is almost identical. luckily I am clearly not allergic and even though my rock is FULL of these guys they are all small. I must say I do enjoy the large ones in my reef come out at feeding time though. I actually really enjoy these guys and can't wait to find a 1 footer like I keep hearing about.

06/19/2011, 05:10 PM	#3
Angel*Fish cats and large squashes Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,951 Blog Entries: 1	Of all the worms I've had, my only stings have come from anemones. I don't think I've ever touched a worm - move slower __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

06/19/2011, 05:37 PM	#4
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Pettimg them huh. While bristles are essentilly harmless they do sting an unprotected finger. If you have a fetish for your new pets' then gloves are in order. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

06/19/2011, 08:08 PM	#7
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Sure, if you are into a worm thingy in your diet. Anyone know what the fatty acid content is of a bristle worm. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

06/20/2011, 02:06 PM	#10
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	Even if you are not allergic now, you should still be careful. You can develop allergies to things like this quite suddenly and without much warning after repeated exposure. __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

06/19/2011, 02:17 PM	#2
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	I've never seen a 1 footer, but have seen them 8+ inches and bigger around than a sharpie. Some people use duct tape to get the bristles out, but I just put my finger in a cup of lemon juice. It smells better than vinegar.

06/19/2011, 06:53 PM	#5
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	I don't ACTUALLY pet them,but I keep working in a cloudy tank and getting single bristles here and there. I do like to watch them though.

06/19/2011, 07:16 PM	#6
TXSea Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cibolo, TX Posts: 104	Um.. do cooked bristleworms count as seafood?

06/20/2011, 02:03 PM	#9
TwistedNerve Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 44	We could ask Andrew Zimmer. I get stung by bristleworms quite a bit. The lemon/vinegar works good for it.

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