what fish eat bristles worm?

gunnwong · #1 10/12/2006, 02:28 PM

I have too many in my tank. I also know it a good scavenger.
thank you

rockindacheeks · #2 10/12/2006, 02:29 PM

6 line wrasse

fantastic4 · #3 10/12/2006, 02:56 PM

My 6 line did not eat anything remotely resembling a worm. My Harlequin Tusk does eat them. Bought a Orchid Dotty Back and no go as well. In my honest opinion, I believe Orchids and 6 lines only eat baby worms, like 1/100 on an inch.

rockindacheeks · #4 10/12/2006, 02:58 PM

the only cool thing about my 6 line is that he mows the bristle worms down. Hes a punk to other fish though.

gunnwong · #5 10/12/2006, 02:58 PM

I mean the fish that not too mean and not eating any of my inverter such as shrimp and hermet crab. I know that 6 line is mean and will eat shrimp and might even kill other fish.
thanks

GinaSofia · #6 10/12/2006, 02:59 PM

my psuedochromis ate them..so did my coral banded shrimp.

DRC69 · #7 10/12/2006, 02:59 PM

Mind to, but I do like him.

gunnwong · #8 10/12/2006, 03:01 PM

I also have Pseudochromis fridmani( Orchid Dottyback) but he does not eat any worm. "But he really great looking fish, I got him for $40, i think it really good deal.
thanks

gunnwong · #9 10/12/2006, 03:02 PM

how about butterfly fish???

moses13 · #10 10/12/2006, 03:18 PM

My cleaner shrimp eats them. Also, a lot of the halichoeres wrasses will eat them too.

reefernick · #11 10/12/2006, 03:43 PM

my pseudochromis aldabraensis loves bristle worms. never bothers my shrimp are fish. my pseudochromis fridmani loves them to but will only eat small ones.

waterman78 · #12 10/12/2006, 05:08 PM

Well, I once had a Arrow crab that would pick off the rock and devour them on the regular. It was quite pleasant to watch. (Odd shaped crab eating bristleworms are amusing to watch). And I have read on Vivid Aquarium's fish list about the Banded Longfin Basslet eating problematic bristleworms...(probably a very good candidate for this situation).

ReefMeister2 · #13 10/12/2006, 05:51 PM

ditto on the Arrow Crab

Bristleworm's worst nightmare, they be; claws-of-death-from-above!

...tears 'em up like little bristle-snacker-roonies, yessiree-Bob!

FISH on the other hand, just 'aint got the TOOLS to get the job done, son.....neither on the grabbin' end, nor the chewin' end!

Frankysreef · #14 10/12/2006, 08:15 PM

halichoeres wrasses do the job... I;ve watched mine in action..

reef_doug · #15 10/13/2006, 12:00 AM

Leopard wrasse will eat what a six line does, but with less aggressive behaviour to other fish.

Plus... I think the are a better looking fish.

Best
Doug

WarDaddy · #16 10/13/2006, 12:07 AM

I had a ton in a 55, I put in the following:

Blue Spot Puffer
Harliquin Tusk
Snowflake eel
Foxface

I have not seen a bristle worm in ages. I have no idea which of them is eating the worms, but one of them has been feasting.

SurfOnH20 · #17 10/13/2006, 12:30 AM

Dont these worms come out only at night? My six line wrase probably wouldn't or any other fish I have would give them much attention during these hours.

salt e · #18 10/13/2006, 01:10 AM

my Longnose butterfly eats em

SuperNerd · #19 10/13/2006, 03:28 AM

pseudochromis.

ReefMeister2 · #20 10/13/2006, 04:20 AM

OOoo! OOoo! Wait! I know! I know!

I heard from someone, who heard from someone else, who's grandmother told them....that....that....

THE CHUPO CABRE feeds on Bristle Worms!!!

IsaaX · #21 10/13/2006, 12:00 PM

I thought bristle worms were good guys?

SuperNerd · #22 10/13/2006, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IsaaX
I thought bristle worms were good guys?

Yes they are...

Quote:

Originally posted by ReefMeister2
OOoo! OOoo! Wait! I know! I know!

I heard from someone, who heard from someone else, who's grandmother told them....that....that....

THE CHUPO CABRE feeds on Bristle Worms!!!

...and yes that's true.