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Offline Twilite

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Bristle worms are good or bad?
« on: January 11, 2011, 05:35:32 PM »
I have a little fuzzy worm that google says might be a bristle worm.  It is in a hole in the rock and during feeding he pokes his head out and wiggles around.  What is the verdict on these guys?  and if they are bad how can I go about getting him out?  are they safe to touch?  how big is it going to get? thanks reefers :)
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2011, 11:22:31 PM »
Bristle worms are OK untill they get huge or their numbers go up.  you should just keep an eye it to see how it goes.  There is a number of commercially available traps also one you can make yourself with soda bottles.
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 12:40:58 AM »
I totally agree with terry.  I've had a few of those guys in the tank and they've never bothered anything ever.  But I have heard stories about 3 foot long worms and I've seen a tank with literally hundreds of them!  not cute  ;D
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 03:51:31 PM »
Heres a giant bristle worm eating a fish :)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t23eylcc-WE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t23eylcc-WE</a>
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2011, 05:04:33 AM »
I got one of those its been harmless so far when I feed the fish he sticks his head out and try to snack :)
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2011, 03:22:37 PM »
I got tons of them too and never any harm.  Thats one crazy worm eating that fish though
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2011, 11:54:01 AM »
From what i understand is that there are both good and bad bristle worms. For tyhe most par the ones you find in your tank is a very good thing. They will help keep your sand bed mixed up, also they will help with uneaten food and waste. Please correct me if im wrong but the ones you need to watch out for are the darker redish colored ones. The typical ones you will see are the light pink ones.

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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2011, 01:52:43 PM »
bristle worms are very good! but some of thier cousins are not! like a bobbit and a fire worm.
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2011, 01:56:50 PM »
Quote from: SteezyCoral on January 22, 2011, 01:52:43 PM
bristle worms are very good! but some of thier cousins are not! like a bobbit and a fire worm.

how do you tell the difference?
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Re: Bristle worms are good or bad?
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2011, 02:14:53 PM »
bobbit worms like to hide thier body under the sand or in the rock and stick out thier head out of the rock/sand.   they also got a head like a and pincer, and the body is bright red.

fire worms look like bristle worms, but they have a darker colour and more of a "pattern" .
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