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05/05/2005, 12:21 AM
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Bristle worms help
I just discovered I have Bristle worms. How can I get ride of these creatures???
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05/05/2005, 12:24 AM
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Why would you want to get rid of them? These are some of the most benificial critters you can have in a tank. They help clean up debris and can get to dead animals before they have a chance to polute the tank.
Do a search on them here on RC, especially in Dr. Ron Shimek's forum. If you STILL want to get rid of them, then there are critters that will eat them, another search can help ya with that. Rock Anemone
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05/05/2005, 12:24 AM
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There are bristle worm traps you can buy. I think arrow crabs will get some of them, not sure though. Why do you want to get rid of them? The are good substrate cleaners.
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05/05/2005, 12:27 AM
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This is incredible, another web site stated they were big trouble in your tank.... I think I need to Dr Rons forum.... Thank you both
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05/05/2005, 12:54 AM
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The only thing negative I've heard was with clams on the sand.
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05/05/2005, 09:47 PM
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I do intend on getting a clam to sit in the sand. I heard that bristle worms get very large, is this true?
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05/05/2005, 09:58 PM
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They are a part of a big family and come in many sizes. Some grow over a foot long. Although some people have large ones in their tank, I'd be prone to eliminate very large ones.
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#8
05/05/2005, 10:16 PM
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Thank you waterkeeper I know I can always count on you for an answer
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05/05/2005, 11:28 PM
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Even large bristleworms are harmless (except for one species that almost never shows up in the hobby). The big ones may not look great, but they won't hurt anything. The reason people seem to think the big ones are harmful is that they confuse them with eunicids, which can cause problems.
The idea that bristleworms are a threat to clams is also erroneous. People see bristleworms in clams shortly before they die and assume that they killed the clam. In fact they sense their food by smell. They don't even recognize healthy tissue as food. They can sense unhealthy tissue before you can see it, so what looks to you like a healthy clam is really on its way out and the worm is just there doing its job.
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05/06/2005, 12:55 AM
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Yeah, but they sure are scary lookin.
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